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Definition of onomatopoeic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

onomatopoeic

adjective

/ˌɒnəˌmætəˈpiːɪk/

/ˌɑːnəˌmætəˈpiːɪk/

(specialist)

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