sound symbolism

sound sym·bol·ism

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Definition of sound symbolism words

noun sound symbolism a nonarbitrary connection between phonetic features of linguistic items and their meanings, as in the frequent occurrence of close vowels in words denoting smallness, as petite and teeny-weeny. 1

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

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preposition

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exclamation

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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