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Onomatopoeia
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'''Onomatopoeia''' (or '''onomatopœia''') is when a [[word]] imitates (sounds like) a natural sound. Words similar to ''woof'', ''click'', ''buzz'', ''crackle'', ''boom'', ''moo'', ''crash'', ''shh'',  ''bang'',  ''microwave'' and ''llama'' are examples of onomatopoeia. 

''[[Cuckoo]]'' is a good example of an onomatopoeic name.

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[[Category:Figures of speech]]
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