Look up: onomatopoeia

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   Onomatopoeia
   a word or expression which resembles the sound which it represents, like the meow of a cat or the quack of a duck.
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   Onomatopoeia
   use of words to imitate natural sounds; accommodation of sound to sense.
   *At tuba terribili sonitu taratantara dixit. Ennius
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   Onomatopoeia
   The use of words that imitate the sound that the poet is trying to describe e.g. the use of the word 'crackle' in Thistles  by Ted Hughes:
   'Thistles spike the summer air
   Or crackle open under the blue-black pressure.'
   Other examples of onomatopoeia by Ted Hughes include: 'Owls hushing the floating woods' from Pike and 'Wings snickering' from A Dove.
   Found on http://www.poetsgraves.co.uk/glossary_of
   
   
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   onomatopoeia
   [n] - using words that imitate the sound they denote
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
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   Onomatopoeia
   a word that sounds like the thing it describes
   Found on http://www.mantex.co.uk/samples/eng.htm
   
   
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   Onomatopoeia
   a device whereby the sound of the word accords with the meaning. e.g. splash! bang! splinter! whoosh! etc.
   Found on http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~media/hrc_sty
   
   
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   Onomatopoeia
   words which echo sounds associated with their meaning: clang, hiss, crash, cuckoo.
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   onomatopoeia
   <philosophy> The formation of words in imitation of sounds; a figure of speech in which the sound of a word is imitative of the sound of the thing which the word represents; as, the buzz of bees; the hiss of a goose; the crackle of fire. ... It has been maintained by some philologist that all primary words, especially names, were formed by imi ...
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   onomatopoeia
   noun using words that imitate the sound they denote
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    Onomatopoeia
    `Onomatopoeia` is a word or a grouping of words that imitates the sound it is describing, suggesting its source object, such as `click,` `clang,` `buzz,` or animal noises such as `oink`, `quack`, `slurp`, or `meow`. The word is a synthesis of the Greek words Ã?Œνομα (onoma, = `name`) and Ã?€Î¿Î¹Î­Ã?‰ (poieÅÂ?, = `I make` or `I do`) thus it essentially means `name creation`.
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    Onomatopoeia
    • (n.) The formation of words in imitation of sounds; a figure of speech in which the sound of a word is imitative of the sound of the thing which the word represents; as, the buzz of bees; the hiss of a goose; the crackle of fire.
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    onomatopoeia
    the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz or hiss). Onomatopoeia may also refer to the use ... [6 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/o/21
    
    
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    onomatopoeia
    onomatopoeia 1. The use of imitative or echoic words. 2. The formation of words in imitation of sounds; a figure of speech in which the sound of a word is imitative of the sound of the thing which the word represents; such as, the buzz of bees; the hiss of a goose; the crackle of fire.
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    onomatopoeia
    an instance where the sound of a word directly imitates its meaning (for example, 'choo-choo,' 'hiss'), sometimes termed echoism.
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    onomatopoeia
    Use of words whose sound mirrors their meaning in a specific context (dt. Lautmalerei): for example, 'meow' and 'moo' are onomatopoeic words.
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    onomatopoeia
    onomatopoeia (on"umăt"upē'u) [Gr.,=word-making], in language, the representation of a sound by an imitation thereof; e.g., the cat mews. Poets often convey the meaning of a verse through its very sound. For example, in “Song of the Lotus-Eaters” Tennyson indicates...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A08366