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- [on-uh-jer]
- /ˈɒn ə dʒər/
- /ˈɒ.nə.ɡə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [on-uh-jer]
- /ˈɒn ə dʒər/
Definitions of onager word
- noun plural onager a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia. 1
- noun plural onager an ancient and medieval military catapult for throwing stones. 1
- noun onager An animal of a race of the Asian wild ass native to northern Iran. 1
- noun onager a Persian variety of the wild ass, Equus hemionus 0
- noun onager an ancient war engine for hurling stones 0
- noun onager a wild ass (Equus hemionus onager) of central Asia 0
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Origin of onager
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English < Late Latin: machine for throwing projectiles, Latin onager, onagrus wild ass < Greek ónagros (in both senses), alteration of ónos ágrios ass of the fields, wild ass (see acre)
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Parts of speech for Onager
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
onager popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
onager usage trend in Literature
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- how to build a roman onager?
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