| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | on·slaught |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   n slôt , ôn- |
| NOUN: | 1. A violent attack. 2. An overwhelming outpouring: an onslaught of third-class mail. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Alteration (influenced by obsolete slaughte, slaughter) of Dutch aanslag, a striking at, from Middle Dutch aenslach : aen-, on; see an- in Appendix I + slach, a striking.
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