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

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


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