Definition of Onomatopoiea
Onomatopoeia, formations of words resembling in sound that of the
things denoted by them.
- Wikipedia
On`o*mat`o*pœ"ia (?), n. [L., fr.
Gr. &?;; &?;, &?;, a name + &?; to make.] (Philol.) The
formation of words in imitation of sounds; a figure of speech in
which the sound of a word is imitative of the sound of the thing
which the word represents; as, the buzz of bees; the
hiss of a goose; the crackle of fire.
&fist; It has been maintained by some philologist that all primary
words, especially names, were formed by imitation of natural
sounds.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (uncountable) Of a word, having the property that it sounds like what it represents.
- (countable) A word which has the property of onomatopoeia, such as "moo" or "hiss".
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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