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onomatopoeia - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'onomatopoeia' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Onomatopoeia [ n.]
- 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.

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onocerin onology onomancy onomantic onomantical onomastic onomasticon onomatechny onomatologist onomatology

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