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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ongang

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
on-gang
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A start-up; beginning; commencement (of activity, work, machinery, etc.); a setting in motion.

British usage; Obsolete

noun

Rowdy or unrestrained behaviour; antics.

British usage; Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English *ongang, *ongong, from Old English ongang (“entrance, incursion, irruption, assault, attack; worship”), equivalent to on- + gang.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Phrases

goings on

Frequently Paired Words

goings on

Questions

What does ongang mean?
A start-up; beginning; commencement (of activity, work, machinery, etc.); a setting in motion.
Where does ongang come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce ongang

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