ECHO
\ˈɛkə͡ʊ], \ˈɛkəʊ], \ˈɛ_k_əʊ]\
Definitions of ECHO
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped
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(Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained
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to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders"
By Princeton University
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the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped
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(Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained
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to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear of a listener; repercussion of sound; repetition of a sound.
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Fig.: Sympathetic recognition; response; answer.
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A wood or mountain nymph, regarded as repeating, and causing the reverberation of them.
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A nymph, the daughter of Air and Earth, who, for love of Narcissus, pined away until nothing was left of her but her voice.
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To send back (a sound); to repeat in sound; to reverberate.
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To repeat with assent; to respond; to adopt.
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To give an echo; to resound; to be sounded back; as, the hall echoed with acclamations.
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A signal showing the number held of a plain suit when a high card in that suit is led by one's partner.
By Oddity Software
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A sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear of a listener; repercussion of sound; repetition of a sound.
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Fig.: Sympathetic recognition; response; answer.
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A wood or mountain nymph, regarded as repeating, and causing the reverberation of them.
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A nymph, the daughter of Air and Earth, who, for love of Narcissus, pined away until nothing was left of her but her voice.
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To send back (a sound); to repeat in sound; to reverberate.
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To repeat with assent; to respond; to adopt.
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To give an echo; to resound; to be sounded back; as, the hall echoed with acclamations.
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A signal showing the number held of a plain suit when a high card in that suit is led by one's partner.
By Noah Webster.
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The repetition of a sound caused by the reflection of sound waves; the repeating of the word or opinions of others; one who copies his opinions and words from others.
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To give back or repeat a sound.
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To repeat the sound of; repeat (the words, etc., of others).
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Echoed.
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Echoing.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The repetition of a sound from some object.
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To reflect sound: to be sounded back: to resound.
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To send back the sound of: to repeat a thing said:-pr.p. echoing; pa.p. echoed.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To return as an echo; reproduce; imitate.
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A sound given back by an opposing surface and returned to its source; a close reproduction or imitation; prompt response.
By James Champlin Fernald
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A sound repeated by reflection from some obstructing surface. Used as a prefix to indicate repetition or imitation.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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