echoic (a)
imitative#2 (a)
onomatopoeic (a)
onomatopoeical (a)
onomatopoetic (a)

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type a
lex_filenum 00
def (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
examples onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises
it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term Harry Hoijer
Outgoing links
Derivationally related form onomatopoetic → onomatopoeia
Derivationally related form onomatopoeical → onomatopoeia
Antonym echoic → nonechoic
Incoming links
Antonym nonechoic → echoic
Derivationally related form onomatopoeia → onomatopoetic
Derivationally related form onomatopoeia → onomatopoeical

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