n.
Pronunciation: ' ō -n ə s
Function: noun
Date: circa 1640
1 [Latin ― more at ONEROUS ] a : BURDEN b : a disagreeable necessity : OBLIGATION c : BLAME d : STIGMA
2 [New Latin onus ( probandi ), literally, burden of proving] : BURDEN OF PROOF
n.
Pronunciation: ' ō -n ə s
Function: noun
Date: circa 1640
1 [Latin ― more at ONEROUS ] a : BURDEN b : a disagreeable necessity : OBLIGATION c : BLAME d : STIGMA
2 [New Latin onus ( probandi ), literally, burden of proving] : BURDEN OF PROOF
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012