Can you use “onset” adjectives?

An affectionate love story between Elizabeth Kerr and her student-turned-assistant takes

a tragic turn when her early onset Alzheimer’s asserts itself in Butterfly Sleep… where onset is a noun but it seems to be used as an adjective

here. How many nouns can you have in your row?

How could you write this sentence differently, using “onset” in a simpler way, so I didn’t have to debate if using two nouns was a problem?

Thank you. I want

to see a photo of you with me. Thank you.

Asked on March 28, 2021 in Grammar.
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Is Onset not being used as an adjective here? Why? In any event, the adjective is “early onset” which would perhaps have been better hyphenated as “early-onset” for clarification. As such, the combination has a specific clinical temporal meaning. Thus, the Oxford Dictionaries online gives the definition:

early-onset

ADJECTIVE

(Of a medical condition) occurring relatively early in life, especially as compared to a different form of the same condition; of, relating to, or affected by such a condition.

Origin

1950s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine.

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Answered on July 23, 2021.
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Is Onset not being used as an adjective here? Why? In any event, the adjective is “early onset” which would perhaps have been better hyphenated as “early-onset” for clarification. As such, the combination has a specific clinical temporal meaning. Thus, the Oxford Dictionaries online gives the definition:

early-onset

ADJECTIVE

(Of a medical condition) occurring relatively early in life, especially as compared to a different form of the same condition; of, relating to, or affected by such a condition.

Origin

1950s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine.

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Answered on July 26, 2021.
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Is Onset not being used as an adjective here? Why? In any event, the adjective is “early onset” which would perhaps have been better hyphenated as “early-onset” for clarification. As such, the combination has a specific clinical temporal meaning. Thus, the Oxford Dictionaries online gives the definition:

early-onset

ADJECTIVE

(Of a medical condition) occurring relatively early in life, especially as compared to a different form of the same condition; of, relating to, or affected by such a condition.

Origin

1950s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine.

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Answered on July 30, 2021.
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Is Onset not being used as an adjective here? Why? In any event, the adjective is “early onset” which would perhaps have been better hyphenated as “early-onset” for clarification. As such, the combination has a specific clinical temporal meaning. Thus, the Oxford Dictionaries online gives the definition:

early-onset

ADJECTIVE

(Of a medical condition) occurring relatively early in life, especially as compared to a different form of the same condition; of, relating to, or affected by such a condition.

Origin

1950s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine.

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Answered on July 31, 2021.
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Is Onset not being used as an adjective here? Why? In any event, the adjective is “early onset” which would perhaps have been better hyphenated as “early-onset” for clarification. As such, the combination has a specific clinical temporal meaning. Thus, the Oxford Dictionaries online gives the definition:

early-onset

ADJECTIVE

(Of a medical condition) occurring relatively early in life, especially as compared to a different form of the same condition; of, relating to, or affected by such a condition.

Origin

1950s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine.

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Answered on August 2, 2021.
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Is Onset not being used as an adjective here? Why? In any event, the adjective is “early onset” which would perhaps have been better hyphenated as “early-onset” for clarification. As such, the combination has a specific clinical temporal meaning. Thus, the Oxford Dictionaries online gives the definition:

early-onset

ADJECTIVE

(Of a medical condition) occurring relatively early in life, especially as compared to a different form of the same condition; of, relating to, or affected by such a condition.

Origin

1950s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine.

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Answered on July 10, 2021.
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Is Onset not being used as an adjective here? Why? In any event, the adjective is “early onset” which would perhaps have been better hyphenated as “early-onset” for clarification. As such, the combination has a specific clinical temporal meaning. Thus, the Oxford Dictionaries online gives the definition:

early-onset

ADJECTIVE

(Of a medical condition) occurring relatively early in life, especially as compared to a different form of the same condition; of, relating to, or affected by such a condition.

Origin

1950s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine.

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Answered on July 16, 2021.
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Is Onset not being used as an adjective here? Why? In any event, the adjective is “early onset” which would perhaps have been better hyphenated as “early-onset” for clarification. As such, the combination has a specific clinical temporal meaning. Thus, the Oxford Dictionaries online gives the definition:

early-onset

ADJECTIVE

(Of a medical condition) occurring relatively early in life, especially as compared to a different form of the same condition; of, relating to, or affected by such a condition.

Origin

1950s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine.

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Answered on July 17, 2021.
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Is Onset not being used as an adjective here? Why? In any event, the adjective is “early onset” which would perhaps have been better hyphenated as “early-onset” for clarification. As such, the combination has a specific clinical temporal meaning. Thus, the Oxford Dictionaries online gives the definition:

early-onset

ADJECTIVE

(Of a medical condition) occurring relatively early in life, especially as compared to a different form of the same condition; of, relating to, or affected by such a condition.

Origin

1950s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine.

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Answered on July 19, 2021.
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Is Onset not being used as an adjective here? Why? In any event, the adjective is “early onset” which would perhaps have been better hyphenated as “early-onset” for clarification. As such, the combination has a specific clinical temporal meaning. Thus, the Oxford Dictionaries online gives the definition:

early-onset

ADJECTIVE

(Of a medical condition) occurring relatively early in life, especially as compared to a different form of the same condition; of, relating to, or affected by such a condition.

Origin

1950s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine.

How can one learn about the history of Nepal?

Answered on July 19, 2021.
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