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How to pronounce “onerous”
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- Practice the English pronunciation of onerous with real speech in context.
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- Emotional Success: The Power of Gratitude
A really long, onerous one that takes about 45 minutes
- Definition summary
- Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.
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How to pronounce onerous
Emotional Success: The Power of Gratitude

A really long, onerous one that takes about 45 minutes
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Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.
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