Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
onomatopœic .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to onomatopœia; characterized by onomatopœia; imitative.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective uncommon Alternative spelling of
onomatopoeic ; concerning or characterized byonomatopoeia .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
- adjective of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia
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Examples
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The first words, we may suppose, were onomatopoetic, that is to say, vocal imitations of the objects to which they referred.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology Robert Ezra Park 1926
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All I could find on "patati, patata" is that it is an onomatopoetic expression.
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But writing, scribed marks, is what the intonation remains — from the first tripled whoosh of strained onomatopoetic alliteration forward.
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The Sanskrit word prana is also found in the English word animal—pranimal—which is an onomatopoetic version of our in-and-out breathing process.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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Her all but onomatopoetic cry harbors again (typography aside) that primal "ah" or
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All I could find on "patati,patata" is that it is an onomatopoetic expression.
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But his word choice and onomatopoetic gestures ( "Money machines, yeah, they r-r-r-ring like a mobile phone!") are unmatched in rap right now.
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The Sanskrit word prana is also found in the English word animal—pranimal—which is an onomatopoetic version of our in-and-out breathing process.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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But his word choice and onomatopoetic gestures ( "Money machines, yeah, they r-r-r-ring like a mobile phone!") are unmatched in rap right now.
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The Sanskrit word prana is also found in the English word animal—pranimal—which is an onomatopoetic version of our in-and-out breathing process.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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