Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

onbringing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: on-bring-ing
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bringing on; an oncome; inducing; induction.

noun

An ushering in.

adj

Bringing on; transportive.

Example Sentences

"Should it be requisite to remove both tubes a small portion of one ovary, on the less affected side, should be preserved, to obviate the sudden onbringing of an artificial menopause with its unpleasant sequelae."
"The church is God's appointed means for the salvation of the world, for the onbringing of the Millennium of peace and blessedness, and therefore must know the disease, in order skilfully to apply the remedy."
"If this method of filling in the drain trenches with ashes is adopted, care should be taken that the drains are laid transversely to the slope of the ground, and that the onbringing carriers are placed just below the line of the underdrains, [...]"

Etymology

From on- + bringing. Compare bring on. Compare also Dutch aanbrengen (“to apply, fix, put up”), German anbringen (“to install, apply, put on”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: on

Inflected Forms

onbringings (plural) more onbringing (comparative) most onbringing (superlative)

Questions

What does onbringing mean?: A bringing on; an oncome; inducing; induction.
Where does onbringing come from?: From on- + bringing. Compare bring on. Compare also Dutch aanbrengen (“to apply, fix, put up”), German anbringen (“to install, apply, put on”).

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