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Meaning of 'onomatopoetic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Onomatopoetic [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to onomatopoeia; characterized by onomatopoeia; imitative; as, an onomatopoetic writer or word.

Meaning of 'onomatopoetic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . onomatopoetic [ 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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