How do you pronounce onomatopoeia?

onomatopoeia is pronounced as /ˌɒn.əˌmæt.əˈpiː.ə/.

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onomatopoeia

🔊onomatopoeia (onoma-to-pé-ya)

noun

/ˌɒn.əˌmæt.əˈpiː.ə/

onomatopée (onomatopee)

only onrush

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Signification

The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.

Traduction de la signification

La formation d'un mot à partir d'un son associé à ce qui est désigné.

La formation d'un mot a partir d'un son associe a ce qui est designe.

Phrases d'exemple

The word 'buzz' is an example of onomatopoeia.

Le mot 'buzz' est un exemple d'onomatopée.

Synonymes

sound symbolism, echoism, imitation, word-sound, noise word

Antonymes

abstraction, silence

Collocations

use of onomatopoeia, example of onomatopoeia, poetic onomatopoeia

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