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 by onomatopoeia.

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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