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Sound symbolism

Noun

Definitions

1.NounPhonetic symbolism.
2.NounThe phenomenon by which some speech sounds are associated with the meanings they convey, either intrinsically or by a recurring phono-semantic association, or an instance thereof; an ideophone. speech sound that is neither arbitrary with respect to meaning nor an onomatopoeia that imitates a real sound the property of such a sound or sequence of sounds
3.Nounspeech sound that is neither arbitrary with respect to meaning nor an onomatopoeia that imitates a real sound
4.Nounthe property of such a sound or sequence of sounds
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