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Onomatopoeia [ah-nuh-mah-tuh-PEE-uh], (Noun)

Meaning: The use of words whose sounds suggest the sense.

Example: Chapman pointed out that what looks like variation in onomatopoeia is sometimes simply a rearranging of discrete sounds: clap clap in English becomes plec plec in Portuguese.

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