Meaning of ONOMATOPOEIA
| Pronunciation: | | `ânu`matu'peeu
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| | Definition: | | [n] using words that imitate the sound they denote |
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| | See Also: | | rhetorical device | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \On`o*mat`o*p[oe]"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.
Note: It has been maintained by some philologist that all
primary words, especially names, were formed by
imitation of natural sounds.
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| | Related Terms: | | bowwow theory, copying, counterfeiting, echoic word, emulation, fakery, following, forgery, hit-off, imitation, impersonation, imposture, impression, mimesis, mirroring, onomatope, onomatopoeic word, parody, plagiarism, plagiary, repetition, simulation, takeoff |
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