What does onomatopoeian mean?
Onomatopoeian means (obsolete) A word formed by onomatopoeia..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) A word formed by onomatopoeia..
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.
We have already alluded to the root "ach," as having been in all probability an onomatopœian which gives rise, to a large number of cognate words in the Indo-European languages.
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.
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Onomatopoeian means (obsolete) A word formed by onomatopoeia..
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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.
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