Echo: meaning, definitions and examples

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echo

[ ˈɛkoʊ ]

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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.

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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:

🇵🇹 eco

🇮🇳 गूंज

🇩🇪 Echo

🇮🇩 gema

🇺🇦 ехо

🇵🇱 echo

🇯🇵 エコー (ekō)

🇫🇷 écho

🇪🇸 eco

🇹🇷 yankı

🇰🇷 메아리 (meali)

🇸🇦 صدى (ṣadā)

🇨🇿 ozvěna

🇸🇰 ozvena

🇨🇳 回声 (huíshēng)

🇸🇮 odmev

🇮🇸 bergmál

🇰🇿 жаңғырық

🇬🇪 ექო (eko)

🇦🇿 əks-səda

🇲🇽 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.