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ideophone
ideophone n. 
/ˈʌɪdɪə(ʊ)fəʊn/, /ˈaɪdiəˌfoʊn/ Linguistics (a) a term used by A. J. Ellis (in contradistinction to ideograph) for a sound or group of sounds denoting an idea, i.e. a spoken word; (b) an onomatopoeic or sound-symbolic word, especially one belonging to particular classes in Bantu languages.
Brit. /ˈɪdɪə(ʊ)fəʊn/
, /ˈɪdɪə(ʊ)fəʊn//ˈʌɪdɪə(ʊ)fəʊn/U.S. /ˈɪdiəˌfoʊn/
, /ˈɪdiəˌfoʊn//ˈaɪdiəˌfoʊn/ΘΚΠ
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ideophone1881
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onomatope1828
onomatopoeiaa1831
onomatopoeian1860
ideophone1935
1881 A. J. Ellis Synops. Lect. London Dialectical Soc. 2 Nov. (O.E.D. Archive) Mimetics, ideographics, and ideophonetics. Fixed ideograph, variable ideophone, and their connection.
1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Ideophone. In phonetics, the auditory symbol of a word or phrase that is perceived as a whole and thus constitutes a single idea. Ideophones are distinguished as sensory or motor, according as the sound or group of sounds corresponding to the word or phrase is heard or spoken.
1935 C. M. Doke Bantu Ling. Terminol. 118 The ideophone is in Bantu a special part of speech, resembling to a certain extent in function the adverb.
1954 G. V. Smithers in Archivum Linguisticum 6 73 Some English Ideophones.
1964 Afr. Lang. Stud. 5 87 Examination..brought to light, both in Swahili and in kindred languages of the Coastal area, a number of what have been..called ideophones.
2002 R. Finnegan Communicating iii. 69 Take the subtle onomatopoeic expression and sound symbolisms that have been noted for many African languages, especially their rich acoustic system of ideophones.
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