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- [on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh, ‐mah-tuh‐]
- /ˌɒn əˌmæt əˈpi ə, ‐ˌmɑ tə‐/
- /ˌɒn.əˌmæt.əˈpiː.ə/
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- [on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh, ‐mah-tuh‐]
- /ˌɒn əˌmæt əˈpi ə, ‐ˌmɑ tə‐/
Definitions of onomatopoeia word
- noun onomatopoeia the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent. 1
- noun onomatopoeia a word so formed. 1
- noun onomatopoeia the use of imitative and naturally suggestive words for rhetorical, dramatic, or poetic effect. 1
- noun onomatopoeia The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle ). 1
- noun onomatopoeia word imitating sound 1
- uncountable noun onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia refers to the use of words which sound like the noise they refer to. 'Hiss', 'buzz', and 'rat-a-tat-tat' are examples of onomatopoeia. 0
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Origin of onomatopoeia
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Late Latin < Greek onomatopoiía making of words, equivalent to onomato- (combining form of ónoma name) + poi- (stem of poieîn to make; see poet) + -ia -ia
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Parts of speech for Onomatopoeia
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
onomatopoeia popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for onomatopoeia
noun onomatopoeia
- copy — If you make a copy of something, you produce something that looks like the original thing.
- repeat — repeat loop
- imitation — a result or product of imitating.
- parallel — parallel processing
- reflection — the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
Antonyms for onomatopoeia
noun onomatopoeia
- difference — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
- opposite — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
- reverse — opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.
- question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
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