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Synonyms for onomatopoeia
ˌɒn əˌmæt əˈpi ə, -ˌmɑ tə-ono·matopoeia

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  1. onomatopoeianoun

    Synonyms:
    imitative harmony

  2. onomatopoeianoun

    The property of a word of sounding like what it represents.

    Synonyms:
    imitative harmony

  3. onomatopoeianoun

    A word that sounds like what it represents, such as gurgle or hiss.

    Synonyms:
    imitative harmony

  4. onomatopoeianoun

    The use of language whose sound imitates that which it names.

    Synonyms:
    imitative harmony

Princeton's WordNet

  1. onomatopoeianoun

    using words that imitate the sound they denote

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