Main entry: onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic, imitative, echoic
Definition: (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
Usage: onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises; it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term- Harry Hoijer
Main entry: onomatopoeic, onomatopoetic
Definition: of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia