Onomatopoeian

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A word formed by onomatopoeia. obsolete
"To slump; to slip, or fall plum down into any dirty, or wet place. It seems to he a word made per onomatopoeian from the sound."

Adjective

1
Of or pertaining to onomatopoeia. obsolete
"Hangs is a false word, — a Northern corruption of the negro dialect yang, — an onomatopœian word, representing the "far heard clang" of the wild goose."

Example

"To slump; to slip, or fall plum down into any dirty, or wet place. It seems to he a word made per onomatopoeian from the sound."

Etymology

From onomatopoeia + -an.

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