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onomatopoeia 

onomatopœia is the process of creating a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes. As such words are uncountable nouns, onomatopoeia refers to the property of such words.
e.g. Bang, Oink, Pow, Crash, Microwave
Phil: What is your favourite onomatopoeia?
Dan: Microwave
onomatopoeia by WILDCAT!!! September 15, 2019