Definition of echo

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  • echo is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • echo is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • echo is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of echo

  • ring or echo with sound (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. resound
    2. reverberate
    3. ring
  • call to mind (verb)

    Examples

    1. His words echoed John F. Kennedy

    Synonyms

    1. recall
  • to say again or imitate (verb)

    Examples

    1. followers echoing the cries of their leaders

    Synonyms

    1. repeat
  • the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves (noun)

    Examples

    1. she could hear echoes of her own footsteps

    Synonyms

    1. replication
    2. reverberation
    3. sound reflection
  • a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc. (noun)

    Examples

    1. his contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau
    2. Napoleon III was an echo of the mighty Emperor but an infinitely better man
  • an imitation or repetition (noun)

    Examples

    1. the flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life
  • a reflected television or radio or radar beam (noun)
  • a reply that repeats what has just been said (noun)
  • (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained (noun)

See definition of echo in Merriam Webster