Echoic: meaning, definitions and examples
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echoic
[ ษชหkษสษชk ]
sound imitation
Referring to or characterized by the imitation of a sound.
Synonyms
imitative, mimicking, reverberating
Examples of usage
- The echoic call of the bird could be heard throughout the forest.
- Children often enjoy books with echoic sound effects.
linguistics
Relating to or denoting an utterance that copies or imitates the sound of another.
Synonyms
imitative, mimicking, reproducing
Examples of usage
- The echoic response from the child demonstrated his language development.
- Echoic words in a language may include onomatopoeic terms.
Translations
Translations of the word "echoic" in other languages:
๐ต๐น ecoico
๐ฎ๐ณ เคงเฅเคตเคจเฅเคฏเคพเคคเฅเคฎเค
๐ฉ๐ช echoisch
๐ฎ๐ฉ ekoik
๐บ๐ฆ ะตั ะพััะฝะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ echoiczny
๐ฏ๐ต ๅ้ฟ็ใช
๐ซ๐ท รฉchoรฏque
๐ช๐ธ ecoico
๐น๐ท ekoik
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ฉ์๋ฆฌ์
๐ธ๐ฆ ุตุฏู
๐จ๐ฟ echoickรฝ
๐ธ๐ฐ echoickรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ๅๅฃฐ็
๐ธ๐ฎ ehoiฤen
๐ฎ๐ธ รณmunar
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะถะฐาฃาัััาััา
๐ฌ๐ช แแฅแแแแฃแ แ
๐ฆ๐ฟ ษks-sษda
๐ฒ๐ฝ ecoico
Word origin
The word 'echoic' originates from the noun 'echo,' which comes from the Greek word 'ฤkhล' meaning 'sound reflected.' The adjective 'echoic' evolved to describe sounds or utterances that imitate or reproduce other sounds. In linguistics, it specifically refers to words or phrases that imitate the sounds they represent. The use of 'echoic' has expanded beyond literal echoes to include various forms of sound imitation or reproduction.
See also: echoically, echoing, echoingly.