Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

onomatopœia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ono-matopœia
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic spelling of onomatopoeia.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Poets in particular make use of onomatopœia—discordant or melodious sounds, heavy accented syllables or light unaccented syllables—to suit the ideas to be expressed."

Usage

Inflected Forms

onomatopœias (plural)

Questions

What does onomatopœia mean?: Archaic spelling of onomatopoeia.

How to pronounce onomatopœia

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