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Onomatopoeic

//ˌɒnəmætəˈpiːɪk// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to onomatopoeia. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Having the property of onomatopoeia. not-comparable

    "There are also three ways in which katakana is used for writing Japanese words: 1 to make words stand out, for example, in advertising: トヨタ (Toyota) 2 to classify species of plants and animals, for example in botanical gardens 3 to write onomatopoeic words"

Adjective
  1. 1
    (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia wordnet

Etymology

From onomatopoeia + -ic.

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