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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions onomatopoeia noun  (uncountable) The property of a word of sounding like what it represents. (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 (trans-bottom) 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".        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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