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单词 ideophone
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Definition of ideophone in English:

ideophone

nounˈɪdɪə(ʊ)fəʊnˈʌɪdɪə(ʊ)fəʊn
Linguistics
  • 1A 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.

  • 2An onomatopoeic or sound-symbolic word, especially one belonging to particular classes in Bantu languages.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Alexander Ellis (1814–1890), phonetician and mathematician.

 
 

Definition of ideophone in US English:

ideophone

noun
Linguistics
  • 1A 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.

  • 2An onomatopoeic or sound-symbolic word, especially one belonging to particular classes in Bantu languages.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Alexander Ellis (1814–1890), phonetician and mathematician.

 
 
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