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onomatopoeial

onomatopoeial adjective: of or pertaining to onomatopoeia.

Adjective

onomatopoeial (comparative more onomatopoeial, superlative most onomatopoeial)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Of or pertaining to onomatopoeia.
    • But the technique of such work is irreproachable; the onomatopoeial sense of sound is most discriminative.1880, “New Poems by John Payne (Newman & Co.)”, in The Academy and Literature, volume 17, London: Academy Publishing Company, page 153

Forms of onomatopoeial

comparativemore onomatopoeial
superlativemost onomatopoeial

Origin of onomatopoeial

From onomatopoeia + -al.

Questions about onomatopoeial

What does onomatopoeial mean?
Onomatopoeial means of or pertaining to onomatopoeia.
What part of speech is onomatopoeial?
Onomatopoeial is an adjective.

Words near onomatopoeial in the dictionary

  1. onomatophore
  2. onomatophores
  3. onomatopies
  4. onomatopoeia
  5. onomatopoeiae
  6. onomatopoeial
  7. onomatopoeian
  8. onomatopoeians
  9. onomatopoeias
  10. onomatopoeic
  11. onomatopoeical

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