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English noun: echo | |||
| 1. | echo (attribute) the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves | ||
| Samples | She could hear echoes of her own footsteps. | ||
| Synonyms | replication, reverberation, sound reflection | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reflection, reflectivity, reflexion | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | re-echo | ||
| 2. | Echo (person) (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | nymph | ||
| Domain category | Greek mythology | ||
| 3. | echo (communication) a reply that repeats what has just been said | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reply, response | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | echolalia | ||
| 4. | echo (attribute) a reflected television or radio or radar beam | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reflection, reflectivity, reflexion | ||
| Domain category | electronics | ||
| 5. | echo (attribute) a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc. | ||
| Samples | His contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau. Napoleon III was an echo of the mighty Emperor but an infinitely better man. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | analog, analogue, parallel | ||
| 6. | echo (act) an imitation or repetition | ||
| Samples | The flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | imitation | ||
English verb: echo | |||
| 1. | echo (communication) to say again or imitate | ||
| Samples | Followers echoing the cries of their leaders. | ||
| Synonyms | repeat | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | emit, let loose, let out, utter | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cuckoo, parrot, recite, reecho, regurgitate, reproduce | ||
| 2. | echo (perception) ring or echo with sound | ||
| Samples | The hall resounded with laughter. | ||
| Examples | The woods echo with many kinds of birds | ||
| Synonyms | resound, reverberate, ring | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bong, consonate, reecho, reecho | ||
| 3. | echo (stative) call to mind | ||
| Samples | His words echoed John F. Kennedy. | ||
| Synonyms | recall | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | resemble | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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