Onomatopoeia

//ˌɒnəˌmætəˈpiːə//

Word Type

Noun

The word "onomatopoeia" can be used as a noun.

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Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

rhetorical device

Type Of (IsA)

rhetorical device

Related Terms

Wiktionary's category of English onomatopoeias ideophone onomatope onomatopoeial onomatopoeian onomatopoeic onomatopoeious onomatopoetic onomatopoetical onomatopoetically

Related Terms

beep gurgle hiss ideophone meow onomatope onomatopoeial onomatopoeian onomatopoeic onomatopoeious onomatopoetic phenomime thud word

Synonym Network

echoism imitative harmony mimesis sound symbolism

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