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onomatopoetic

Variant of onomatopoeia

noun

  1. formation of a word by imitating the natural sound associated with the object or action involved; echoism (Ex.: tinkle, buzz, chickadee, etc.)
  2. the use of words whose sounds reinforce their meaning or tone, as in poetry

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