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English
Etymology
From onomatopoeia + -ic.
Pronunciation
Adjective
onomatopoeic (not comparable)
- Of or relating to onomatopoeia.
- Having the property of onomatopoeia.
2008, Helen Gilhooly, chapter 1, in Complete Japanese, →ISBN, page 31:There are also three ways in which katakana is used for writing Japanese words:
1 to make words stand out, for example, in advertising: トヨタ (Toyota)
2 to classify species of plants and animals, for example in botanical gardens
3 to write onomatopoeic words
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Translations
of or relating to onomatopoeia
having the property of onomatopoeia