Usually means: Imitation of sounds in words.
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  1. onomatopy: Merriam-Webster
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  3. onomatopy: Wiktionary
  4. Onomatopy, onomatopy: Dictionary.com
  5. Onomatopy: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  6. onomatopy: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  7. Onomatopy: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  8. onomatopy: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  9. onomatopy: FreeDictionary.org
  10. Onomatopy: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Onomatopy)

▸ noun:  Obsolete form of onomatopoeia. [(uncountable) The property of a word that sounds like what it represents.]

Similar:
onomatopœia, onomatopoeian, logopœia, acousticks, synonime, pathopœia, mimickry, paronyme, homœomorphy, mythopœia, more...

Opposite:
asymbolism, non-onomatopoeic

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Similar:
onomatopœia, onomatopoeian, logopœia, acousticks, synonime, pathopœia, mimickry, paronyme, homœomorphy, mythopœia, more...

Opposite:
asymbolism, non-onomatopoeic



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