echoism

  • 1Echoism — may refer to: *The formation of words by imitating sounds (see also onomatopoeia) *A theorised aspect of facial symmetry …

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  • 2echoism — /ek oh iz euhm/, n. onomatopoeia. [1875 80; ECHO + ISM] * * * …

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  • 3echoism — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The formation of words in imitation of sounds: onomatopoeia. See SAME, SOUNDS …

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  • 4echoism — n. forming imitative words, onomatopoeia, use or formation of words which sound like the meaning they represent (i.e. ding dong) …

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  • 5echoism — echo·ism …

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  • 6echoism — /ˈɛkoʊɪzəm/ (say ekohizuhm) noun → onomatopoeia …

  • 7echoism — n. = ONOMATOPOEIA. * * * ˈekōˌizəm, kəˌwi noun ( s) Etymology: echo (I) + ism 1. : the formation of echoic words : onomatopoeia 2 …

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  • 8Symmetry (physical attractiveness) — Symmetry, especially facial symmetry, is one of a number of aesthetic traits, including averageness and youthfulness, associated with health, physical attractiveness and beauty of a person or non human animal. [cite book | last = Rhodes | first …

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  • 9onomatopoeia — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. imitation of sounds, echo, mimesis; see figure of speech . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The formation of words in imitation of sounds: echoism. See SAME, SOUNDS …

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  • 10SAME — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index same noun counterpart, couple, double, echo (2), echoism, equivalence, integration, likeness, mate, mimic …

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