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Definition of Onomatopoeical
1. Adjective. (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound. "It was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"
Antonyms: Nonechoic
Derivative terms: Onomatopoeia, Onomatopoeia
Definition of Onomatopoeical
1. Adjective. (alternative form of onomatopoeical) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Onomatopoeical
Literary usage of Onomatopoeical
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Grammar of the Temne Language by Christian Frederick Schlenker (1864)
"Examples of primitives will be found under the head of „Classification of
Substantives" in §§ 43. and 44., and primitives with an onomatopoeical element ..."
2. Problems of Nature by Gustav Jäger (1897)
"... 237 Nutritive Salts, 101 Oil of Turpentine, 64 Old Testament, 219 Onomatopoeia,
185 Onomatopoetic, 186 onomatopoeical Combinations, 186 Ontogenesis, ..."
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