Usually means: Imitative sound representing a thing.
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  1. onomatope: Merriam-Webster
  2. onomatope: Wordnik
  3. onomatope: Wiktionary
  4. Onomatope, onomatope: Dictionary.com
  5. Onomatope: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. Onomatope: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  7. onomatope: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  8. Onomatope: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  9. onomatope: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  10. onomatope: FreeDictionary.org
  11. Onomatope: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (onomatope)

▸ noun:  (linguistics) A word formed by onomatopoeia or mimesis.

Similar:
onomatopoeian, onomatopoesy, onomatopoiesis, onomatopoeics, onomatopoesis, onomatopoeia, onomatopoietic, onomatopy, onomatopœia, onomatopeia, more...

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onomatopoeian, onomatopoesy, onomatopoiesis, onomatopoeics, onomatopoesis, onomatopoeia, onomatopoietic, onomatopy, onomatopœia, onomatopeia, more...

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