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Echo
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- 1 An oread, punished by Hera by losing her own voice and only being able to mimic that of others. Greek
- 2 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Dale County, Alabama.
- 3 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Metcalfe County, Kentucky.
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A township in Antrim County, Michigan.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; A township and minor city therein, in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Umatilla County, Oregon.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; A populated place in Orange County, Texas.
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Summit County, Utah, named after Echo Canyon.
"Experts say the smallest towns are especially vulnerable. And few places in Utah are as tiny or dry as Echo, a jumble of homes squeezed between a freight railroad and stunning red-rock cliffs. Echo was already struggling to hang on after the two cafes closed down. Then its spring-fed water supply hit critical lows this summer."
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia.
- 12 60 Echo, a main belt asteroid.
- 1 A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer. countable, uncountable
"The babbling echo mocks the hounds."
- 2 an imitation or repetition wordnet
- 3 An utterance repeating what has just been said. countable, uncountable
- 4 a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc. wordnet
- 5 A device in verse in which a line ends with a word which recalls the sound of the last word of the preceding line. countable, uncountable
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- 6 the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves wordnet
- 7 Sympathetic recognition; response; answer. countable, figuratively, uncountable
"Fame is the echo of actions, resounding them."
- 8 a reflected television or radio or radar beam wordnet
- 9 Something that reflects or hearkens back to an earlier thing. countable, figuratively, uncountable
"The frustration with the political process that in the '60s led to the formation of resistance groups finds an echo in today's increasingly confrontational tactics."
- 10 a reply that repeats what has just been said wordnet
- 11 An insignificant indirect result; a ripple. countable, figuratively, uncountable
- 12 (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained wordnet
- 13 The displaying on the command line of the command that has just been executed. countable, uncountable
- 14 An individual discussion forum using the echomail system. countable, uncountable
"When someone asks an off-topic question […] they are usually quickly told to knock it off. You can't ask a question about modems in an echo devoted to local-area networks."
- 15 Alternative letter-case form of Echo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet. alt-of, countable, uncountable
- 16 A signal, played in the same manner as a trump signal, made by a player who holds four or more trumps (or, as played by some, exactly three trumps) and whose partner has led trumps or signalled for trumps. countable, uncountable
- 17 A signal showing the number held of a plain suit when a high card in that suit is led by one's partner. countable, uncountable
- 18 An antisemitic punctuation symbol or marking, ((( ))), placed around a name or phrase to indicate the person is Jewish or the entity is controlled by Jewish people; or repurposed or reclaimed to proudly declare one's Jewishness or solidarity with Jews. countable, uncountable
- 19 Clipping of echocardiography. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, uncountable
- 20 Clipping of echocardiogram. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, countable
- 1 Of a sound or sound waves: to reflect off a surface and return; to reverberate or resound. intransitive
"With each clap of thunder echoing from one high building to another the noise was terrific."
- 2 to say again or imitate wordnet
- 3 Of a rumour, opinion, etc.: to spread or reverberate. figuratively, intransitive
"The sense that it takes outrageous fortune to get inoculated echoes here in the Bay Area, where pharmacies have canceled flu-shot clinics, doctors turn away pleading patients and health officials are reduced to telling panicked callers that they should practice good personal hygiene."
- 4 ring or echo with sound wordnet
- 5 To reflect back (a sound). transitive
"Those peals are echoed by the Trojan throng."
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- 6 bring to mind wordnet
- 7 To repeat (another’s speech, opinion, etc.). figuratively, transitive
"Sid echoed his father’s point of view."
- 8 To repeat its input as input to some other device or system. transitive
"The device that is to echo the characters should be optioned for echoplexing."
- 9 To give the echo signal, informing one's partner about cards one holds. intransitive
Etymology
From Middle English eccho, ecco, ekko, from Medieval Latin ēccō, from Latin ēchō, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ), from ἠχή (ēkhḗ, “sound”). Possibly from the same Proto-Indo-European root as sough.
From Middle English eccho, ecco, ekko, from Medieval Latin ēccō, from Latin ēchō, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ), from ἠχή (ēkhḗ, “sound”). Possibly from the same Proto-Indo-European root as sough.
From Ancient Greek Ἠχώ (Ēkhṓ, “sound”).
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