Meaning of sound symbolism | Babel Free

Definitions

1. phonetic symbolism
   uncountable
2. composed of one or more speech sounds that are associated with the meanings they convey, either intrinsically or by a recurring phono-semantic association
   uncountable
3. speech sound that is neither arbitrary with respect to meaning nor an onomatopoeia that imitates a real sound
   uncountable
4. the property of such a sound or sequence of sounds
   uncountable

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