"onomatopoeian" meaning in English

See onomatopoeian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more onomatopoeian [comparative], most onomatopoeian [superlative]
Etymology: onomatopoeia + -an Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|onomatopoeia|an}} onomatopoeia + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} onomatopoeian (comparative more onomatopoeian, superlative most onomatopoeian)
  1. (obsolete) Of or pertaining to onomatopoeia. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-onomatopoeian-en-adj-ZzpiHg4Q

Noun

Forms: onomatopoeians [plural]
Etymology: onomatopoeia + -an Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|onomatopoeia|an}} onomatopoeia + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} onomatopoeian (plural onomatopoeians)
  1. (obsolete) A word formed by onomatopoeia. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-onomatopoeian-en-noun-MQyPPaYm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 11 89

Inflected forms

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