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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

Encyclopedia: Onus

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