onomatopœia

A form of onomatopoeia — The property of a word that sounds like what it represents.

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Meanings

nounonomatopœia (countable and uncountable, plural onomatopœias)

plural onomatopœias

  1. archaiccountableuncountableArchaic spelling of onomatopoeia.

    Poets in particular make use of onomatopœia—discordant or melodious sounds, heavy accented syllables or light unaccented syllables—to suit the ideas to be expressed.

    1910, William Murison, English Composition: With Chapters on Precis Writing, Prosody and Style, University Press, page 126
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APA

onomatopœia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onomatop%C5%93ia

MLA

“onomatopœia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onomatop%C5%93ia. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “onomatopœia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onomatop%C5%93ia.

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