ONOMATOPOEIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does onomatopoeic mean? 

• ONOMATOPOEIC (adjective)
  The adjective ONOMATOPOEIC has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia

2. (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound

  Familiarity information: ONOMATOPOEIC used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ONOMATOPOEIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

onomatopoeic; onomatopoetic

Pertainym:

onomatopoeia (using words that imitate the sound they denote)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound

Synonyms:

echoic; imitative; onomatopoeic; onomatopoeical; onomatopoetic

Context example:

it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term