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onomatopoeia
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Pronunciation
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(
US
)
enPR
:
än'ə-măt'ə-pēʹə
or
än'ə-mät'ə-pēʹə
,
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˌɑnəˌmæɾəˈpiːə/
or
/ˌɑnəˌmɑɾəˈpiːə/
(
UK
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˌɒnəˌmætəˈpiːə/
(
NZ
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˌɒnəˌmætəˈpeɪə/
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Noun
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Singular
onomatopoeia
Plural
onomatopoeias
or
onomatopoeiae
Onomatopoeia
is when a
word
sounds like a natural
sound
, such as
woof
,
click
,
buzz
,
crackle
,
bang
,
boom
,
moo
,
crash
,
shh
and
squelch
.