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TAKE THE QUIZonomatopoeia
noun
on·o·mato·poe·ia
ˌä-nə-ˌmä-tə-ˈpē-ə
-ˌma-
1
: the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
onomatopoeically
adverb
or onomatopoetically
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