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onomatopoeia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | rhetorical device |
| Derivation | onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic |
Examples of onomatopoeia
onomatopoeia
The poems use diverse techniques, including alliteration onomatopoeia and rhyme.
From the newsobserver.com
The onomatopoeia is infinitely more descriptive and saves humiliation all round.
From the guardian.co.uk
They are full of clever alliteration, onomatopoeia, metaphors and similes.
From the independent.co.uk
In some folk songs assonance, alliteration, and onomatopoeia are also used.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Four of these consonants are found only in loanwords and onomatopoeia.
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If not the onomatopoeia, I was going to push for a spiked speech bubble.
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Sounds are remarkably difficult to describe without onomatopoeia.
From the nytimes.com
This may evolve into a new word, up to the point that it is no longer recognized as onomatopoeia.
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Comic strips and comic books made extensive use of onomatopoeia.
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- Using words that imitate the sound they denote
- (onomatopoeic) of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia
- Onomatopoeia is a DC Comics supervillain who has faced Green Arrow and Batman. He first appeared in Green Arrow #12 (March 2002). He was created by Kevin Smith and Phil Hester. IGN's Daniel Crown called him "one of the coolest new villains of the decade".
- Onomatopoeia is the only album by Jonny 5 + Yak, with Jonny 5 later going on to form the band Flobots, released locally in 2001. The album featured David Gralow on guitar, Terrence Favors on cello, and Jaymz Haynes on bass. ...
- The property of a word of sounding like what it represents; A word which has the property of onomatopoeia, such as "gurgle" or "hiss"; The use of language whose sound imitates that which it names
- The use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning (e.g. clang, buzz, twang).
- A word that refers to a specific sound and whose pronunciation mimics the sound. "Bang! Zoom!" -- Jackie Gleason.
- A word or expression which resembles the sound which it represents, like the meow of a cat or the quack of a duck. [Contributor: Dr. Ismail S. Talib, National University of Singapore.]
- A word whose sounds seem to duplicate the sounds they describe--hiss, buzz, bang, murmur, meow, growl.
