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Adjective: onomatopoeic  ón-nu`ma-tu'pee-ik
  1. Of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia
    - onomatopoetic
     
  2. (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
    "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "onomatopoeic words are echoic of noises"; "onomatopoeic words are onomatopoeical of noises"
    - echoic, imitative, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic

See also: onomatopoeia

Encyclopedia: Onomatopoeic

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