onomatopoeia

/,ɑnə,mætə'piə/ noun
12 letters6 syllables16 points in Scrabble®19 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
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Using words that imitate the sound they denote.

WORD FORMS
Related formonomatopoeical
Related formonomatopoetic
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®19 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinonomatopoeiaway
Starts & ends withO … A
Syllableson · o · mat · o · poe · ia
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
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