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Language > Onomatopoeia

Preferred term

Onomatopoeia  

Definition

  • The formation of a word from a sound associated with the thing or action being named; the formation of words imitative of sounds. [OED]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Onomatopoeic words

Notation

  • 122607

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-CXHVXRWM-T

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