(idea) by Segnbora-t Sat Nov 13 1999 at 14:55:04

Words which are supposed to imitate the sound they describe, such as "buzz" or "hiss" or "squeak." Oddly enough, the words for these sounds are completely different in many languages, so they can't be very good imitations.

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(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:35:09

On`o*mat`o*pœ"ic (?), a.

Onomatopoetic.

Whitney.

© Webster 1913.

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