What is "onomatopoeic" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does onomatopoeic mean in English? Meaning of onomatopoeic definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "onomatopoeic" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "onomatopoeic": of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia

Adjective

  • Meaning: of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia
  • Synonyms: onomatopoeic onomatopoetic
  • Meaning of "onomatopoeic": (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound

    Adjective

  • Meaning: (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
  • Example: onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term
  • Synonyms: echoic imitative onomatopoeic onomatopoeical onomatopoetic
  • Antonyms: nonechoic
  • Adjective: Of or relating to onomatopoeia.Having the property of onomatopoeia. 2008, Helen Gilhooly, chapter 1, Complete Japanese[1], ISBN 978-0-07-174786-8, page 31: There are also three ways in which katakana is used for writing Japanese words: 1 to make words stand out, for example, in advertising: トヨタ (Toyota) 2 to classify species of plants and animals, for example in botanical gardens 3 to write onomatopoeic words2008, Helen Gilhooly, chapter 1, Complete Japanese[1], ISBN 978-0-07-174786-8, page 31: There are also three ways in which katakana is used for writing Japanese words: 1 to make words stand out, for example, in advertising: トヨタ (Toyota) 2 to classify species of plants and animals, for example in botanical gardens 3 to write onomatopoeic words
  • Synonyms:

    imitative, mimic, parrot, onomatopoetic, copying, mimetic, mimicking,

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    onomatopoeic in English: onomatopoeic
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