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1. (n.) echo
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
2. echo
a sound heard again near its source after being reflected.
3. echo
any repetition or close imitation, as of the ideas or words of another.
4. echo
a person who reflects or imitates another.
5. echo
a sympathetic or identical response, as to sentiments expressed.
6. echo
a lingering trace or effect.
7. echo
(cap.) a mountain nymph who pined away for love of Narcissus until only her voice remained.
8. echo
the reflection of a radio wave, as in radar.
9. (v.i.) echo
to emit an echo; resound with an echo:
The hall echoed with cheers.
10. echo
to be repeated by or as if by an echo.
11. (v.t.) echo
to repeat by or as if by an echo; emit an echo of.
12. echo
to repeat or imitate the words, sentiments, etc., of (a person).
13. echo
to repeat or imitate (words, sentiments, etc.).
Etymology: (1300–50; ME ecco < L ēchō < Gk, akin to ēchē sound)
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| Definition of 'Echo' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) echo, reverberation, sound reflection, replication
the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
"she could hear echoes of her own footsteps"
2. (noun) Echo
(Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained
3. (noun) echo
a reply that repeats what has just been said
4. (noun) echo
a reflected television or radio or radar beam
5. (noun) echo
a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.
"his contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau"; "Napoleon III was an echo of the mighty Emperor but an infinitely better man"
6. (verb) echo
an imitation or repetition
"the flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life"
7. (verb) repeat, echo
to say again or imitate
"followers echoing the cries of their leaders"
8. (verb) resound, echo, ring, reverberate
ring or echo with sound
"the hall resounded with laughter"
9. (verb) echo, recall
call to mind
"His words echoed John F. Kennedy"
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1. (noun) echo
a sound that is repeated because it bounces off a surface
The echo startled him.
2. echo
sth similar to another thing that existed or happened before
echoes of the past
3. (verb) echo
(of sound) to bounce off a surface and be repeated
Her voice echoed around the empty gym.
4. echo
(of a place) to make echoes easily
the room echoes
5. echo
to express the same opinion or belief as sb else
His reply echoed what most of us were thinking.
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| Definition of 'Echo' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Echo
a sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear of a listener; repercussion of sound; repetition of a sound
2. (noun) Echo
fig.: Sympathetic recognition; response; answer
3. (noun) Echo
a wood or mountain nymph, regarded as repeating, and causing the reverberation of them
4. (noun) Echo
a nymph, the daughter of Air and Earth, who, for love of Narcissus, pined away until nothing was left of her but her voice
5. (verb) Echo
to send back (a sound); to repeat in sound; to reverberate
6. (verb) Echo
to repeat with assent; to respond; to adopt
7. (verb) Echo
to give an echo; to resound; to be sounded back; as, the hall echoed with acclamations
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| Definitions of 'Echo' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Echo
a wood-nymph in love with Narcissus, who did not return her love, in consequence of which she pined away till all that remained of her was only her voice.
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Sense: the repeating of a sound caused by its striking a surface and coming back
The children shouted loudly in the cave so that they could hear the echoes.
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 Afrikaans: eggo |
 Arabic: صَدى |
 Bulgarian: отзвук |
 Brazilian: eco |
 Czech: ozvěna |
 German: das Echo |
 Danish: ekko; genlyd |
 Greek: ηχώ,α ντίλαλος |
 Spanish: eco |
 Estonian: kaja |
 Farsi: پژواک؛ انعکاس صدا |
 Finnish: kaiku |
 French: écho |
 Hebrew: הֵד |
 Hindi: प्रतिध्वनि |
 Croatian: jeka |
 Hungarian: visszhang |
 Indonesian: gema |
 Icelandic: bergmál |
 Italian: eco |
 Japanese: 反響 |
 Korean: 반향, 산울림, 반사파 |
 Lithuanian: aidas |
 Latvian: atbalss |
 Malay: gema |
 Dutch: weerklank |
 Norwegian: ekko, gjenlyd |
 Polish: echo |
 Persian: پژواک؛ انعکاس صدا |
 Pashto: ږغ، دكمره پپرى، دپاڼ پپرى |
 Portuguese: eco |
 Romanian: ecou |
 Russian: эхо |
 Slovak: ozvena |
 Slovenian: odmev |
 Serbian: odjek |
 Swedish: eko |
 Thai: เสียงก้อง |
 Turkish: yankı |
 Taiwanese: 回聲 |
 Ukrainian: луна |
 Urdu: آواز کی گونج |
 Vietnamese: tiếng vang |
 Chinese: 回声 |
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