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| on·o·mat·o·poe·ia [ ònnə matə p ə ] |
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imitation of sound in words: the formation or use of words that imitate the sound associated with something, e.g. "hiss" and "buzz"
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| [Late 16th century. Via late Latin< Greek onomatopoiia "making of words" < onoma "name" + poiein "make" (see poem)] |
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