Word of the Day: Onomatopoeia
Today's word of the day is onomatopoeia .   Onomatopoeia is a noun that means the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named , or simply, sound words  such as sizzle  or cuckoo . It comes from Greek onama , onamat-  (name) and -poios (making). -Poios  comes from the Greek word poiein  (to make) and developed into Greek onomatopoiia  (word-making) and in the late 16th century developed into late Latin onomatopoeia , the word we use today.   All information was gathered using Google.
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