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onomatopoetry

onomatopoetry noun: a type of poetry based around onomatopoeia.

Noun

onomatopoetry (uncountable)

  1. A type of poetry based around onomatopoeia.

Origin of onomatopoetry

Blend of onomatopoeia + poetry.

Questions about onomatopoetry

What does onomatopoetry mean?
Onomatopoetry means a type of poetry based around onomatopoeia.
What part of speech is onomatopoetry?
Onomatopoetry is a noun.

Words near onomatopoetry in the dictionary

  1. onomatopoesis
  2. onomatopoesy
  3. onomatopoetic
  4. onomatopoetical
  5. onomatopoetically
  6. onomatopoetry
  7. onomatopoiesis
  8. onomatopoietic
  9. onomatopoietical
  10. onomatopoietically
  11. onomatopoietics

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