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onomatopoeians

onomatopoeians is the plural of onomatopoeian.

Meaning of onomatopoeian

Noun

onomatopoeian (plural onomatopoeians)

  1. (obsolete) A word formed by onomatopoeia.
    • To slump; to slip, or fall plum down into any dirty, or wet place. It seems to he a word made per onomatopoeian from the sound.1818, John Ray, “South and East Country Words”, in A compleat collection of English proverbs. To which is added, A collection of English words not generally used. Repr. verbatim from the ed. of 1768...

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Questions about onomatopoeians

What is onomatopoeians the plural of?
Onomatopoeians is the plural of onomatopoeian.

Words near onomatopoeians in the dictionary

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

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