ONOMATOPOEIA


Meaning of ONOMATOPOEIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌä-nə-ˌmä-tə-ˈpē-ə, -ˌma- ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek onomatopoiia, from onomat-, onoma name + poiein to make — more at poet

Date: circa 1577

1. : the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (as buzz, hiss )

2. : the use of words whose sound suggests the sense

• on·o·mato·poe·ic -ˈpē-ik or on·o·mato·po·et·ic -pō-ˈe-tik adjective

• on·o·mato·poe·i·cal·ly -ˈpē-ə-k(ə-)lē or on·o·mato·po·et·i·cal·ly -pō-ˈe-ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

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