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onomatopoeics

onomatopoeics noun: the use of onomatopoeia.

Noun

onomatopoeics (uncountable)

  1. The use of onomatopoeia.
    • The opening, for example, is no more than a highly skilful piece of onomatopoeics without any musical, emotional or even literary content.1936, The Listener, volume 16, page 597

Questions about onomatopoeics

What does onomatopoeics mean?
Onomatopoeics means the use of onomatopoeia.
What part of speech is onomatopoeics?
Onomatopoeics is a noun.

Words near onomatopoeics in the dictionary

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

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