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onomatopoeic - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'onomatopoeic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Onomatopoeic [ a.]
- Onomatopoetic.

Meaning of 'onomatopoeic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . onomatopoeic [ a]
Meaning (1):
- (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
Example in sentence:
  • it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term;
  • onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises

Nearby Words:

onocerin onology onomancy onomantic onomantical onomastic onomasticon onomatechny onomatologist onomatology

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