onomatopeia

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

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounonomatopeia (countable and uncountable, plural onomatopeias)

plural onomatopeias

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableObsolete spelling of onomatopoeia.
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APA

onomatopeia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onomatopeia

MLA

“onomatopeia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onomatopeia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “onomatopeia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onomatopeia.

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