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onomatopoeical

onomatopoeical is the alternative form of onomatopoeic.

Meaning of onomatopoeic

Adjective

onomatopoeic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to onomatopoeia.
  2. Having the property of onomatopoeia.
    • There are also three ways in which katakana is used for writing Japanese words:
      1 to make words stand out, for example, in advertising: トヨタ (Toyota)
      2 to classify species of plants and animals, for example in botanical gardens
      3 to write onomatopoeic words2008, Helen Gilhooly, chapter 1, in Complete Japanese, →ISBN, page 31

Forms of onomatopoeical

comparativemore onomatopoeical
superlativemost onomatopoeical

Questions about onomatopoeical

What is onomatopoeical the alternative form of?
Onomatopoeical is the alternative form of onomatopoeic.

Words near onomatopoeical in the dictionary

  1. onomatopoeial
  2. onomatopoeian
  3. onomatopoeians
  4. onomatopoeias
  5. onomatopoeic
  6. onomatopoeical
  7. onomatopoeically
  8. onomatopoeics
  9. onomatopoeious
  10. onomatopoesies
  11. onomatopoesis

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