onomatopoeic
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See also: onomatopœic
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- onomatopœic
- onomatopoetic (less common)
Etymology
[edit]From onomatopoeia + -ic.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌɒnəmætəˈpiːɪk/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌɒnəmɛtəˈpiːək/, /-ˈpæeək/
Adjective
[edit]onomatopoeic (not comparable)
- Of or relating to onomatopoeia.
- Having the property of onomatopoeia.
- 2008, Helen Gilhooly, chapter 1, in Complete Japanese[1], →ISBN, 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
[edit]Hypernyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]of or relating to onomatopoeia
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having the property of onomatopoeia
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