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on·o·mat·o·poe·ia
Audio Help [on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh, ‑mah-tuh‑] Pronunciation Key
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Audio Help [on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh, ‑mah-tuh‑] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | the formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent. |
| 2. | a word so formed. |
| 3. | Rhetoric. the use of imitative and naturally suggestive words for rhetorical effect. |
[Origin: 1570–80; < LL < Gk onomatopoiía making of words = onomato- (comb. form of ónoma name) + poi- (s. of poieǐn to make; see poet) + -ia -ia
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on·o·mat·o·poe·ic, on·o·mat·o·po·et·ic
Audio Help [on-uh-mat-uh-poh-et-ik] Pronunciation Key, adjective
Audio Help [on-uh-mat-uh-poh-et-ik] Pronunciation Key, adjective on·o·mat·o·poe·i·cal·ly, on·o·mat·o·po·et·i·cal·ly, adverb
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onomatopoetic
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n. The formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. [Late Latin, from Greek onomatopoiiā, from onomatopoios, coiner of names : onoma, onomat-, name; see n -men- in Indo-European roots + poiein, to make; see kwei-2 in Indo-European roots.]
on'o·mat'o·poe'ic, on'o·mat'o·po·et'ic (-pō-ět'ĭk) adj., on'o·mat'o·poe'i·cal·ly, on'o·mat'o·po·et'i·cal·ly adv. |
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| onomatopoetic | |
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| 1. | of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia [syn: onomatopoeic] |
| 2. | (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer [syn: echoic] [ant: nonechoic] |
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Onomatopoetic
On`o*mat`o*po*et"ic\, a. Of or pertaining to onomatop[oe]ia; characterized by onomatop[oe]ia; imitative; as, an onomatopoetic writer or word. --Earle.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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-men- in Indo-European roots + poiein, to make; see kwei-2 in Indo-European roots.]













