onomatopoeia

Pronunciation

• (NZ) IPA: /ˌɒnəˌmætəˈpeɪə/
• (UK) IPA: /ˌɒnəˌmætəˈpiːə/
• (US) enPR: än'ə-măt'ə-pēʹə or än'ə-mät'ə-pēʹə, IPA: /ˌɑnəˌmæɾəˈpiːə/ or /ˌɑnəˌmɑɾəˈpiːə/

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Noun

Singular onomatopoeia

Plural onomatopoeias or onomatopoeiae

1. Onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like a natural sound, such as woof, click, buzz, crackle, bang, boom, moo, crash, shh and squelch.