Wednesday 14 March 2012

word of the day part : sixteen | onomatopoeia

onomatopoeia

on·o·mat·o·poe·ia [ˌɒnəˌmætəˈpiːə]

n.
1. The formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
2. The use of such words for poetic or rhetorical effect

[Late Latin, from Greek onomatopoii, from onomatopoios, coiner of names : onoma, onomat-, name; see n-men- in Indo-European roots + poiein, to make; see kwei-2 in Indo-European roots.]

ono·mato·poeic, ono·mato·po·etic (-p-tk) | adj.
ono·mato·poei·cal·ly, ono·mato·po·eti·cal·ly | adv.

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