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Echo: meaning, definitions and examples

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echo

 

[ หˆษ›koสŠ ]

Noun / Verb
Context #1 | Noun

sound

A sound produced by a person's voice or by an instrument.

Synonyms

reflection, resonance, reverberation

Examples of usage

  • She heard an echo of her own voice in the empty room.
  • The echo of the guitar filled the concert hall with music.
Context #2 | Verb

repetition

To repeat or imitate what someone else has said.

Synonyms

imitate, parrot, repeat

Examples of usage

  • The students were asked to echo the teacher's words.
  • His words echoed in her mind long after he had left.

Translations

Translations of the word "echo" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น eco

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค—เฅ‚เค‚เคœ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Echo

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ gema

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะตั…ะพ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ echo

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใ‚จใ‚ณใƒผ (ekล)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท รฉcho

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ eco

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท yankฤฑ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ฉ”์•„๋ฆฌ (meali)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุตุฏู‰ (แนฃadฤ)

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ozvฤ›na

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ozvena

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅ›žๅฃฐ (huรญshฤ“ng)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ odmev

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ bergmรกl

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะถะฐาฃา“ั‹ั€ั‹า›

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ”แƒฅแƒ (eko)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ษ™ks-sษ™da

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ eco

Word origin

The word 'echo' originated from the Greek myth of Echo, a mountain nymph who fell in love with Narcissus. When Narcissus rejected her, she pined away until all that was left was her voice. The term 'echo' has since been used to describe the reflection of sound waves off surfaces, creating a repeated sound effect.

Word Frequency Rank

At #6,916 in frequency, this word belongs to advanced vocabulary. It's less common than core vocabulary but important for sophisticated expression.