Definition of Onomatopy

1. n. Onomatopœia.

Medical Definition of Onomatopy

1. The formation of words in imitation of sounds; a figure of speech in which the sound of a word is imitative of the sound of the thing which the word represents; as, the buzz of bees; the hiss of a goose; the crackle of fire. It has been maintained by some philologist that all primary words, especially names, were formed by imitation of natural sounds. Origin: L, fr. Gr., a name + to make. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Onomatopy

onomatology
onomatology
onomatomania
onomatomania
onomatope
onomatophobia
onomatopoeia
onomatopoeia
onomatopoeias
onomatopoeic
onomatopoeic
onomatopoeical
onomatopoetic
onomatopoetic
onomatopoiesis
onomatopy (current term)
onomomancy
Onondaga
onondagas
Ononis
Ononis repens
Ononis spinosa
Onopordon
Onopordon acanthium
Onopordum
Onopordum acanthium
onos
Onosmodium
onrush
onrushes

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