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ONOMATOPOETIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does onomatopoetic mean?
• ONOMATOPOETIC (adjective)
The adjective ONOMATOPOETIC has 2 senses:
1. of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia
2. (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
Familiarity information: ONOMATOPOETIC used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
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)
Derivation:
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
Derivation:
onomatopoeia (using words that imitate the sound they denote)
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