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   onomatopoeia

   /ˌɒnəmatəˈpiːə/

   noun

   • 1. the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle): "a relatively large number of bird names arise by onomatopoeia"
   • ▪ the use of onomatopoeia for literary effect: "the language in her picture books is notable for its playfulness and onomatopoeia"

   Word Origin late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek onomatopoiia ‘word-making’, from onoma, onomat- ‘name’ + -poios ‘making’ (from poiein ‘to make’).

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