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onomatopoeia

[on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh, ‑-mah-tuh‑] / ˌɒn əˌmæt əˈpi ə, ‑ˌmɑ tə‑ /
NOUN
echo
Synonyms
STRONGEST
imitation parallel reflection repetition reverberation
STRONG
answer mirror parroting rebound reiteration repercussion reply reproduction ringing
WEAK
mirror image rubber stamp
Antonyms
STRONGEST
difference opposite reverse
STRONG
question
NOUN
figure of speech
Synonyms
WEAK
adumbration allegory alliteration allusion analogue analogy anaphora anticlimax antistrophe antithesis aposiopesis apostrophe asyndeton bathos comparison conceit device echoism ellipsis euphemism euphuism exaggeration expression flourish flower hyperbole image imagery irony litotes malapropism manner of speaking metaphor metonymy ornament oxymoron parable paradox parallel personification proteron rhetoric sarcasm satire simile stylistic device synecdoche trope tropology turn of phrase understatement way of speaking

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