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echo

/ˈɛkoʊ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

  1. to say again or imitate
    “followers echoing the cries of their leaders”
  2. ring or echo with sound
    “the hall resounded with laughter”
  3. call to mind
    “His words echoed John F. Kennedy”

noun

  1. the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
    “she could hear echoes of her own footsteps”
  2. (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained
  3. a reply that repeats what has just been said
  4. a reflected television or radio or radar beam
  5. a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.
    “his contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau”
  6. an imitation or repetition
    “the flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life”

Synonyms for echo

Words that rhyme with echo

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