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onomatopoeia
n.
5LL < Gr onomatopoiia < onoma (gen. onomatos), NAME + poiein, to make: see POET6
1 formation of a word by imitating the natural sound associated with the object or action involved; echoism (Ex.: tinkle, buzz, chickadee, etc.)
2 the use of words whose sounds reinforce their meaning or tone, as in poetry
on#o[mat#o[poe$ic or on#o[mat#o[po[et$ic 73pb et4ik8
adj.
on#o[mat#o[poe$i[cal[ly or on#o[mat#o[po[et$i[cal[ly
adv.
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