ONOMATOLOGY
On`o*ma*tol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.]
Defn: The science of names or of their classification.
ONOMATOPE
O*nom"a*tope, n. Etym: [See Onomatopoeia.]
Defn: An imitative word; an onomatopoetic word.
ONOMATOPOEIA
On`o*mat`o*poe"ia, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Philol.)
Defn: 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.
Note: It has been maintained by some philologist that all primary words, especially names, were formed by imitation of natural sounds.
ONOMATOPOEIC
On`o*mat`o*poe"ic, a.
Defn: Onomatopoetic. Whitney.
ONOMATOPOETIC
On`o*mat`o*po*et"ic, a.