Definition of eco
1. echo [ n ] the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped
Used in print:(The New York Times,...)
`` Nae , man '' , said Willie , `` ye must be countin ' the echoes '' .
(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)
a dull boom and a throbbing echo .
he shouted , and was aghast at the echoes .
Synonyms echo reverberation replication sound_reflection Related Terms reflection re-echo resound2. echo [ v ] to say again or imitate
Examples: : "followers echoing the cries of their leaders."
(Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)
`` A public of one '' , Mary echoed reprovingly .
(John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)
`` Just you wait '' , advised Arlene , echoing the dialogue in a recent British movie .
Synonyms repeat echo Related Terms utter recite parrot regurgitate reecho cuckoo3. echo [ v ] ring or echo with sound
Examples:
"the hall resounded with laughter"
(Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)
How lightly her `` eventshah-leh '' passed_into_the_crannies where I was storing dialect material for some vaguely dreamed opus , and how the word would echo .
Synonyms ring echo reverberate resound Related Terms go reecho bong consonate reecho plangency4. echo [ v ] call to mind
Examples: : "His words echoed John F. Kennedy"
5. echo [ n ] (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained
Synonyms echo Related Terms nymph Greek_mythology6. Echo [ n ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 2995
Synonyms Echo7. echo [ n ] a reply that repeats what has just been said
Synonyms echo Related Terms reply echolalia repeatRhymes with
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