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/ˌɒnəˌmætəˈpiːə/ · noun
(uncountable) The property of a word that sounds like what it represents..
A woorde making called of the Grecians Onomatapoia, is when wee make wordes of our owne minde, such as bee derived from the nature of things.
Use onomatopoeia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Onomatopoeia means (uncountable) The property of a word that sounds like what it represents..
Common synonyms include onomatope, phonomime, echoism, imitative harmony.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A woorde making called of the Grecians Onomatapoia, is when wee make wordes of our owne minde, such as bee derived from the nature of things.
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