onomatopoeia

/ˌɒnəˌmætəˈpeɪə/

3 senses across 1 part of speech

noun

  1. The property of a word of sounding like what it represents.

  2. A word that sounds like what it represents, such as "gurgle" or "hiss".

  3. The use of language whose sound imitates that which it names.

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