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onomatopoeial en · ADJ

Etymology

From onomatopoeia + -al.

Meanings

1. (obsolete, rare) Of or pertaining to onomatopoeia.
   • But the technique of such work is irreproachable; the onomatopoeial sense of sound is most discriminative. 1880, “New Poems by John Payne (Newman & Co.)”, in The Academy and Literature, volume 17, London: Academy Publishing Company, page 153:

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