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on-

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on-

on, at, toward, upon.
oncome, onset, onfall, onlay

forming verbs and adjectives from participles and nouns, with various senses of on, upon, to, there, thither
onhlinian ― to lean on
ondōn ― to don, put on clothes

(inchoative) in, into; prefix used to intensify an action or to denote origin or initiation
onlīehtan ― to enlighten
onstellan, onstiellan ― to establish, institute, install, originate

denoting reverse action
onbindan ― to untie, unbind
onfealdan ― to unfold

off, away
onberan ― to carry off

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, opportunities exist for both on- and offshore oil and natural gas exploration; however, these prospects have yet to come to fruition. Source: Internet

Battisti (2000) Fonetica generale, p 224 Superscripts are especially used when an on- or off-glide is particularly fleeting. Source: Internet

In 2018, there were 223 municipal liquor stores operating in 190 Minnesota cities, with 93 cities having both on- and off-sale businesses, and 97 cities having off-sale only. Source: Internet

But there was no significant damage and, of course, the show rolled on- right into Owensboro history. Source: Internet

Breezy Denmark, a small country of just 5.7 million, is ideal for on- and off-shore wind turbines. Source: Internet

If you want to dispute my misogyny radar-which I feel is rather spot on- then you’ve got a long way to go acting like that. Source: Internet

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