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Meaning: The persistence of a sound after its source has stopped Classified under: Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects Synonyms: echo; reverberation; sound reflection; replication Hypernyms ("echo" is a kind of...): reflection; reflectivity; reflexion (the ability to reflect beams or rays) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "echo"): re-echo (the echo of an echo)
Meaning: (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained Classified under: Nouns denoting people Hypernyms ("Echo" is a kind of...): nymph ((classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden) Domain category: Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
Meaning: A reply that repeats what has just been said Classified under: Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents Hypernyms ("echo" is a kind of...): reply; response (the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "echo"): echolalia (an infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others)
Meaning: To say again or imitate Classified under: Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing Synonyms: echo; repeat Context example: followers echoing the cries of their leaders Hypernyms (to "echo" is one way to...): emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)) Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "echo"): regurgitate; reproduce (repeat after memorization) parrot (repeat mindlessly) reecho (repeat back like an echo) cuckoo (repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call) recite (repeat aloud from memory) Sentence frames: Somebody ----s something
Meaning: Ring or echo with sound Classified under: Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling Synonyms: resound; reverberate; echo; ring Context example: the hall resounded with laughter Hypernyms (to "echo" is one way to...): go; sound (make a certain noise or sound) Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "echo"): consonate (sound in sympathy) reecho (repeat or return an echo again or repeatedly; send (an echo) back) reecho (echo repeatedly, echo again and again) bong (ring loudly and deeply) Sentence frames: Something ----s Sentence example: The woods echo with many kinds of birds
Meaning: Call to mind Classified under: Verbs of being, having, spatial relations Synonyms: echo; recall Context example: His words echoed John F. Kennedy Hypernyms (to "echo" is one way to...): resemble (appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to) Sentence frames: Something ----s somebody "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." (English proverb) "A real friend takes the hand of his friend in overwhelming worry and fire." (Afghanistan proverb) "Call someone your lord and he'll sell you in the slave market." (Arabic proverb) "The one not dancing knows lots of songs." (Cypriot proverb) Useful links: Meaning of reply Definition of echolalia Pronunciation of recite Definition of reecho Pronunciation of bong
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