Understanding the meaning of echo

echo

/'ɛkoʊ/

verb
ring or echo with sound
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resound reverberate ring

type of:
go sound
verb
call to mind
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"His words echoed John F. Kennedy"

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recall

type of:
resemble
verb
to say again or imitate
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"followers echoing the cries of their leaders"

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repeat

type of:
emit let loose let out utter
noun
the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
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"she could hear echoes of her own footsteps"

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replication reverberation sound reflection

type of:
reflection reflexion reflectivity
noun
a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.
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"his contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau" "Napoleon III was an echo of the mighty Emperor but an infinitely better man"

type of:
analog parallel analogue
noun
an imitation or repetition
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"the flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life"

type of:
imitation
noun
a reflected television or radio or radar beam
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reflexion reflection reflectivity
noun
a reply that repeats what has just been said
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type of:
response reply
noun
(Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained
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type of:
nymph

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