How do you pronounce onomatopeia?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑnəmætəpˈiə/.

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onomatopeia

/ˌɑnəmætəpˈiə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

onomatopeias (plural)

onomatopeic

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How do you pronounce onomatopeia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑnəmætəpˈiə/.
What does onomatopeia mean?: Obsolete spelling of onomatopoeia.

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