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Onomatopoeia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An onomatopoeia or onomatopœia , from the Greek ὀνοματοποιία (ὄνομα for "name" and ποιέω for "I make"), is a word that imitates or suggests the source of the sound that it describes. Onomatopoeia...
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Definition: onomatopoeia are words that sound like the objects they name or the sounds those objects make. ... Zip goes the jacket;; " Zip" is an onomatopoeia word because it sounds like a jacket is zipping up.
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Onomatopoeia - Definition of Onomatopoeia at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Onomatopoeia. Word of the Day and Crossword Puzzles. ... Onomatopoeia may also refer to the use of words whose sound suggests the sense. This occurs frequently in poetry, where a line of verse...
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define onomatopoeia ... point to examples of onomatopoeia in selected writings ... use onomatopoeia in directed writings...
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Onomatopoeia is used to describe words that look like the sound they are describing. For example, when you rattle a jar of dry beans ... the word 'rattle' describes the sound, and it makes the sound when you say the word.
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