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What is the Meaning of Onomatopoeia?


Onomatopoeia is the naming of a sound by trying to imitate it, as in "meow" (The cat meowed) or "quack" (The duck only uttered a muffled quack.) For more on onomatopoeia, read John Whitman's article on Japanese onomatopoeia, "Chit-Chat Among Japanese Farm Animals".

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