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Onomatopœia

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  1. 1
    Dated spelling of onomatopoeia. countable, uncountable

    "Poets in particular make use of onomatopœia—discordant or melodious sounds, heavy accented syllables or light unaccented syllables—to suit the ideas to be expressed."

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