on·o·mat·o·poe·ia ( n  -m t-p  , -mät-)n. The formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. [Late Latin, from Greek onomatopoii  , from onomatopoios, coiner of names : onoma, onomat-, name; see n -men- in Indo-European roots + poiein, to make; see kwei-2 in Indo-European roots.]on o·mato·poeic, ono·mato·po·etic (-p - t k) adj.on o·mato·poei·cal·ly, ono·mato·po·eti·cal·ly adv. |
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| Adj. | 1. | onomatopoetic - of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia |
| 2. | onomatopoetic - (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer |
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