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May 27, 2012
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on•com•ing



Pronunciation: (on'kum"ing, ôn'-), [key]
—adj.
1. approaching; nearing: the oncoming train; the oncoming holiday season.
2. emerging: the oncoming generation of leaders.

—n.
approach; onset: the oncoming of winter.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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