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ONOMATOPOETIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound

Example:

it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term

Synonyms:

echoic; imitative; onomatopoeic; onomatopoeical; onomatopoetic

Classified under:

Adjectives

Derivation:

onomatopoeia (using words that imitate the sound they denote)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia

Synonyms:

onomatopoeic; onomatopoetic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

onomatopoeia (using words that imitate the sound they denote)

Derivation:

onomatopoeia (using words that imitate the sound they denote)

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