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onomatopoeia
noun 
  1. (uncountable) The property of a word of sounding like what it represents.
  2. (countable) A word which has the property of onomatopoeia, such as "moo" or "hiss".
Translations: 
  • French: onomatopée
  • Dutch: onomatopee
  • German: Onomatopoese , Onomatopí¶ie
  • Italian: onomatopea
  • Spanish: onomatopeya
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Etymology: From Ancient Greek á (onomatopoiia) "the coining of a word in imitation of a sound", from (onomatopoieo) "to coin names", from (polytonic, á) (onoma) "name" + (polytonic, ) (poieo) "to make, to do, to produce".

     
 
  

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