Antonyms for onomatopoeia

Grammar : Noun

Spell : on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh, ‐mah-tuh‐

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɒn əˌmæt əˈpi ə, ‐ˌmɑ tə‐

Definition of onomatopoeia

Origin : 1570s, from Late Latin onomatopoeia, from Greek onomatopoiia "the making of a name or word" (in imitation of a sound associated with the thing being named), from onomatopoios, from onoma (genitive onomatos) "word, name" (see name (n.)) + a derivative of poiein "compose, make" (see poet). Related: Onomatopoeic; onomatopoeial.

As in echo : noun repeat, copy
As in figure of speech : noun turn of expression

Example sentences :

Mao, the term for a "cat," is obviously an example of onomatopoeia.
Extract from : « China and the Chinese » by Herbert Allen Giles

Onomatopoeia, formations of words resembling in sound that of the things denoted by them.
Extract from : « The Nuttall Encyclopaedia » by Edited by Rev. James Wood

All words which were spontaneously acquired seemed to be instances of onomatopoeia.
Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882 » by Various

Synonyms for onomatopoeia

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