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ONCOMING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The beginning or early stages

Example:

the onset of pneumonia

Synonyms:

oncoming; onset

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("oncoming" is a kind of...):

start (the beginning of anything)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Moving toward one

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

moving (in motion)

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