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[Gr. &?;, &?;
+ -logy.] The science of names or of their
classification.

O*nom"a*tope (?), n. [See
Onomatopœia.] An imitative word; an onomatopoetic
word.

On`o*mat`o*pœ"ia (?), n. [L., fr.
Gr. &?;; &?;, &?;, a name + &?; to make.] (Philol.) The
formation of words in imitation of sounds; a figure of speech in
which the sound of a word is imitative of the sound of the thing
which the word represents; as, the buzz of bees; the
hiss of a goose; the crackle of fire.

&fist; It has been maintained by some philologist that all primary
words, especially names, were formed by imitation of natural
sounds.

On`o*mat`o*pœ"ic (?), a.
Onomatopoetic. Whitney.

On`o*mat`o*po*et"ic (?), a. Of or
pertaining to onomatopœia; characterized by onomatopœia;
imitative; as, an onomatopoetic writer or word.
Earle.

On`o*mat"o*py (?), n.
Onomatopœia.

O*nom"o*man`cy (?), n.

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