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1. (adj) onomatopoeic, onomatopoetic
of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia

2. (adj) echoic, imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic
(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
"onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer

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