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phonetic symbolism

phonetic symbolism noun: the viewpoint that sounds themselves have meaning.

Noun

phonetic symbolism (countable and uncountable, plural phonetic symbolisms)

  1. The viewpoint that sounds themselves have meaning.

Synonyms of phonetic symbolism

Forms of phonetic symbolism

pluralphonetic symbolisms

Questions about phonetic symbolism

What does phonetic symbolism mean?
Phonetic symbolism means the viewpoint that sounds themselves have meaning.
What part of speech is phonetic symbolism?
Phonetic symbolism is a noun.
What is the plural of phonetic symbolism?
The plural of phonetic symbolism is phonetic symbolisms.

Words near phonetic symbolism in the dictionary

  1. phonetic name
  2. phonetic names
  3. phonetic spelling alphabet
  4. phonetic spelling alphabets
  5. phonetic symbol
  6. phonetic symbolism
  7. phonetic symbolisms
  8. phonetic symbols
  9. phonetical
  10. phonetically
  11. phonetician

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