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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: onomatopoeia (0.02604 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to onomatopoeia.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: onomatopoeia onomatopoeia n : using words that imitate the sound they denote
English → English (gcide) Definition: Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia \On`o*mat`o*p[oe]"ia\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; 'o`noma, 'ono`matos, a name + poiei^n to make.] (Philol.) 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. [1913 Webster] Note: It has been maintained by some philologist that all primary words, especially names, were formed by imitation of natural sounds, but this is not believed by most. [1913 Webster +PJC]
English → English (WordNet) Definition: onomatopoeia onomatopoeia n : using words that imitate the sound they denote
English → English (gcide) Definition: Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia \On`o*mat`o*p[oe]"ia\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; 'o`noma, 'ono`matos, a name + poiei^n to make.] (Philol.) 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. [1913 Webster] Note: It has been maintained by some philologist that all primary words, especially names, were formed by imitation of natural sounds, but this is not believed by most. [1913 Webster +PJC]
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