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   echo

   /ˈɛkəʊ/

   noun

   • 1. a sound or sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener: "the walls threw back the echoes of his footsteps" Similar reverberationreverberatingreflectionresoundingringingrepetitionrepeatreiterationanswer
   • ▪ a reflected radio or radar beam.
   • ▪ the deliberate introduction of reverberation into a sound recording.
   • ▪ the repetition in structure and content of one speaker's utterance by another.
   • 2. a close parallel to an idea, feeling, or event: "his love for her found an echo in her own feelings" Similar duplicatecopyreplicafacsimilereproductionimitationexact/close likenessmirror imagetwindoubleclonematchmatefellowcounterpartparallelinformal:lookalikespitting imageringerdead ringer
   • ▪ a characteristic that is suggestive of something else: "the cheese has a sharp rich aftertaste with echoes of salty, earthy pastures" Similar tracevestigeremainsremnantrelicsurvivalghostmemoryevocationrecollectionremembrancereminiscenceremindersouvenirsignmarkindicationtokensuggestionhintevidenceclueallusionintimationovertonesreminiscences
   • 3. a person who slavishly repeats the words or opinions of another: archaic "Clarendon, whom they reckoned the faithful echo of their master's intentions"
   • 4. used in names of newspapers: "the South Wales Echo"
   • 5. a code word representing the letter E, used in radio communication.
   • 6. a play by a defender of a higher card in a suit followed by a lower one in a subsequent trick, used as a signal to request a further lead of that suit by their partner.

   verb

   • 1. (of a sound) be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped: "their footsteps echoed on the metal catwalks"
   • ▪ (of a place) resound with or reflect back a sound: "the house echoed with shouts" Similar reverberatere-echoresonateresoundreflectringpulsatevibratebe repeated
   • ▪ repeat (someone's words or opinions), typically to express agreement: "these criticisms are echoed in a number of other studies" Similar repeatsay againrestatereiteratecopyimitateparrotparodymimicreproduceiteraterecitequoterehearserecapitulateregurgitateinformal:recaptrot outrare:repriseingeminate
   • 2. (of an object or event) be reminiscent of or have shared characteristics with: "a blue suit that echoed the colour of her eyes"
   • 3. send a copy of (an input signal or character) back to its source or to a screen for display: "for security reasons, the password will not be echoed to the screen"
   • 4. (of a defender) play a higher card followed by a lower one in the same suit, as a signal to request one's partner to lead that suit.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French or Latin, from Greek ēkhō, related to ēkhē ‘a sound’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. echoer noun
   • 2. echoless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   What does echoes mean?

   • , plural ech·oes. a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface. a sound heard again near its source after being reflected. any repetition or close imitation, as of the ideas or opinions of another. a person who reflects or imitates another.

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   What is a political echo?

   • An echo is an expression of an attitude, opinion, or statement which has already been expressed. I hear an echo of the thinking that got us into this mess in the first place. Political attacks work only if they find an echo with voters. A detail or feature which reminds you of something else can be referred to as an echo .

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   What are some examples of Echoes?

   • echo of There are echoes of Mozart in her first piano compositions. echo around The sound of footsteps echoed around the hall. echo with Suddenly, the building echoed with the sound of gunfire. The design of the church echoes that of St. Paul's Cathedral. I've heard the prime minister's view echoed throughout the party.

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   What does echo mean in a sentence?

   • Even the conflict which had raged along the borders of Missouri and Kansas had only come as a faint echo among the Ozarks. Echo definition: a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.. See examples of ECHO used in a sentence.

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     ECHO meaning: 1. a sound that is heard after it has been...

   • Znaczenie Echo, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     ECHO definicja: 1. a sound that is heard after it has been...

   • Echo Spanish Translation

     ECHO translate: eco, hacer eco, eco [masculine], repetición...

   • Echo: Russian Translation

     ECHO translate: повторяться эхом , повторять, эхо ,...

   • Echo: Japanese Translation

     ECHO translate: ～が反響する, ～を反響させる, エコー, こだま, こだま, 模倣（もほう）,...

   • Echo: Arabic Translation

     ECHO translate: يُصْدِر صَدى, صَدى. Learn more in the...

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   A repeated sound that is caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface. The sound is heard more than once because of the time difference between the initial production of the sound waves and their return from the reflecting surface. A wave that carries a signal and is reflected.

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   noun. the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves. “she could hear echoes of her own footsteps” synonyms: replication, reverberation, sound reflection. see more. noun. a reflected television or radio or radar beam. see more. verb. ring or echo with sound. synonyms: resound, reverberate, ring. see more. noun.

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   a repetition or imitation, esp an unoriginal reproduction of another's opinions. 3. something that evokes memories, esp of a particular style or era. 4. (sometimes plural) an effect that continues after the original cause has disappeared; repercussion. the echoes of the French Revolution. 5.

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