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Noun: onus  ow-nus
  1. An onerous or difficult concern
    "the onus of responsibility"
    - burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance

Derived forms: onuses

Type of: concern, headache, vexation, worry

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on-the-spot
ontic
onto
ontogenesis
ontogenetic
ontogeny
ontological
ontologically
ontologist
ontology
onus
onward
onward motion
onwards
onya
onycha
Onychium
Onychogalea
onycholysis
Onychomys
Onychophora