adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or pertaining to onomatopoeia. obsolete, rare

   "But the technique of such work is irreproachable; the onomatopoeial sense of sound is most discriminative."

Synonyms

All synonyms

onomatopoeic

Example

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"But the technique of such work is irreproachable; the onomatopoeial sense of sound is most discriminative."

Etymology

From onomatopoeia + -al.

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