ONOMATOPOETIC

echoic, imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic

(adjective) (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

onomatopoeic, onomatopoetic

(adjective) of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

onomatopoetic (comparative more onomatopoetic, superlative most onomatopoetic)

(uncommon) synonym of onomatopoeic

Source: Wiktionary


On`o*mat`o*po*et"ic, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to onomatopoeia; characterized by onomatopoeia; imitative; as, an onomatopoetic writer or word. Earle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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