onomatopoeia Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun using words that imitate the sound they denote
WordNet
On`o*mat`o*poe"ia noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. , , a name + to make.Definitions
(Philol.) The formation of words in imitation of sounds; a figure of speech in which the sound of a word is imitative of the sound of the thing which the word represents; as, the buzz of bees; the hiss of a goose; the crackle of fire. ✍ It has been maintained by some philologist that all primary words, especially names, were formed by imitation of natural sounds.
