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Onomatopoeia![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 ![]()
Onomatopoeia \On`o*mat`o*poe"ia\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; 'o`noma,
'ono`matos, a name + poiei^n to make.] (Philol.)
The formation of words in imitation of sounds; a figure of
speech in which the sound of a word is imitative of the sound
of the thing which the word represents; as, the buzz of bees;
the hiss of a goose; the crackle of fire.
[1913 Webster]
Note: It has been maintained by some philologist that all
primary words, especially names, were formed by
imitation of natural sounds, but this is not believed
by most.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
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onomatopoeia
n : using words that imitate the sound they denote
![]() ![]() Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 ![]() 23 Moby Thesaurus words for "onomatopoeia": bowwow theory, copying, counterfeiting, echoic word, emulation, fakery, following, forgery, hit-off, imitation, impersonation, imposture, impression, mimesis, mirroring, onomatope, onomatopoeic word, parody, plagiarism, plagiary, repetition, simulation, takeoff Matching Word(s) Onomatopoeic ![]() onomatopoeic ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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