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echo

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echo in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. an imitation or repetition
    "the flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life"
    echo 
  2. the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
    "she could hear echoes of her own footsteps"
    echo  reverberation  sound reflection  replication 
  3. a reflected television or radio or radar beam
    echo 
  4. a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.
    "his contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau"; "Napoleon III was an echo of the mighty Emperor but an infinitely better man"
    echo 
  5. a reply that repeats what has just been said
    echo 
verb
  1. to say again or imitate
    "followers echoing the cries of their leaders"
    repeat  echo 
  2. ring or echo with sound
    "the hall resounded with laughter"
    resound  echo  ring  reverberate 
  3. call to mind
    "His words echoed John F. Kennedy"
    echo  recall 
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