onomatopoeical

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Adjective onomatopoeical has 1 sense

echoic, imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic - (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer

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Term: Onomatopoeical

Description:

Onomatopoeical (adjective) refers to the quality or characteristic of words that imitate or resemble the sounds they represent.

Senses:

Relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia.

Usages:

As an adjective:

The comic book brilliantly used onomatopoeical words to depict the loud explosion. (sense 1)

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