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Added 9 October 2026

oncoming

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about oncoming at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The beginning or early stages.
the onset of pneumonia

adjective

Moving toward one.

Origin

From Middle English on comynge, oncomynge, oncoomynge; equivalent to on- + coming (noun).

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