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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ECH'O, n. [L. echo; Gr.sound, to sound.]
1. A sound reflected or reverberated from a solid body; sound returned; repercussion of sound; as an echo from a distant hill.
The sound must seem an echo to the sense.
2. In fabulous history, a nymph, the daughter of the Air and Tellus, who pined into a sound, for love of Narcissus.
3. In architecture, a vault or arch for redoubling sounds.
ECH'O, v.i. To resound; to reflect sound.
The hall echoed with acclamations.
1. To be sounded back; as echoing noise.
ECH'O, v.t. To reverberate or send back sound; to return what has been uttered.
Those peals are echoed by the Trojan throng.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves; "she could hear echoes of her own footsteps" [syn: echo, reverberation, sound reflection, replication]
2: (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained
3: a reply that repeats what has just been said
4: a reflected television or radio or radar beam
5: 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"
6: an imitation or repetition; "the flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life" v
1: to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders" [syn: repeat, echo]
2: ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter" [syn: resound, echo, ring, reverberate]
3: call to mind; "His words echoed John F. Kennedy" [syn: echo, recall]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Greek ?ch? Date: 1595 a nymph in Greek mythology who pines away for love of Narcissus until nothing is left of her but her voice II. Date: 1952 — a communications code word for the letter e

Merriam Webster's

I. noun (plural echoes; also echos) Etymology: Middle English ecco, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French echo, from Latin, from Greek ?ch?; akin to Latin vagire to wail, Greek ?ch? sound Date: 14th century 1. a. the repetition of a sound caused by reflection of sound waves b. the sound due to such reflection 2. a. a repetition or imitation of another ; reflection b. repercussion, result c. trace, vestige d. response 3. one who closely imitates or repeats another's words, ideas, or acts 4. a soft repetition of a musical phrase 5. a. the repetition of a received radio signal due especially to reflection of part of the wave from an ionized layer of the atmosphere b. (1) the reflection of transmitted radar signals by an object (2) the visual indication of this reflection on a radarscope • echoey adjective II. verb (echoed; echoing) Date: 1596 intransitive verb 1. to resound with echoes 2. to produce an echo transitive verb 1. a. repeat, imitate <children echoing their teacher's words> b. to restate in support or agreement <his successor echoed his opinion> c. to be reminiscent of ; evoke <music that echoes an earlier time> 2. to send back (a sound) by the reflection of sound waves

Britannica Concise

In Greek mythology, a mountain nymph transformed into a disembodied voice. According to Ovid, her chatter distracted Hera from the infidelities of Zeus, and the goddess punished her by depriving her of independent speech, rendering her able only to repeat the last words spoken by another. When Narcissus failed to requite her love, she faded away into a voice only.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. (pl. -oes) 1 a the repetition of a sound by the reflection of sound waves. b the secondary sound produced. 2 a reflected radio or radar beam. 3 a close imitation or repetition of something already done. 4 a person who slavishly repeats the words or opinions of another. 5 (often in pl.) circumstances or events reminiscent of or remotely connected with earlier ones. 6 Bridge etc. a conventional mode of play to show the number of cards held in the suit led etc. --v. (-oes, -oed) 1 intr. a (of a place) resound with an echo. b (of a sound) be repeated; resound. 2 tr. repeat (a sound) by an echo. 3 tr. a repeat (another's words). b imitate the words, opinions, or actions of (a person). Phrases and idioms: echo chamber an enclosure with sound-reflecting walls. echo location the location of objects by reflected sound. echo-sounder sounding apparatus for determining the depth of the sea beneath a ship by measuring the time taken for an echo to be received. echo-sounding the use of an echo-sounder. echo verse a verse form in which a line repeats the last syllables of the previous line. Derivatives: echoer n. echoless adj. Etymology: ME f. OF or L f. Gk ekho, rel. to ekhe a sound

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Echo Ech"o, n.; pl. Echoes. [L. echo, Gr. ? echo.] (Whist) (a) A signal, played in the same manner as a trump signal, made by a player who holds four or more trumps (or as played by some exactly three trumps) and whose partner has led trumps or signaled for trumps. (b) A signal showing the number held of a plain suit when a high card in that suit is led by one's partner.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Echo Ech"o, n.; pl. Echoes. [L. echo, Gr. ? echo, sound, akin to ?, ?, sound, noise; cf. Skr. v[=a]? to sound, bellow; perh. akin to E. voice: cf. F. ['e]cho.] 1. A sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear of a listener; repercussion of sound; repetition of a sound. The babbling echo mocks the hounds. --Shak. The woods shall answer, and the echo ring. --Pope. 2. Fig.: Sympathetic recognition; response; answer. Fame is the echo of actions, resounding them. --Fuller. Many kind, and sincere speeches found an echo in his heart. --R. L. Stevenson. 3. (a) (Myth. & Poetic) A wood or mountain nymph, regarded as repeating, and causing the reverberation of them. Sweet Echo, sweetest nymph, that liv'st unseen Within thy airy shell. --Milton. (b) (Gr. Myth.) A nymph, the daughter of Air and Earth, who, for love of Narcissus, pined away until nothing was left of her but her voice. Compelled me to awake the courteous Echo To give me answer from her mossy couch. --Milton. Echo organ (Mus.), a set organ pipes inclosed in a box so as to produce a soft, distant effect; -- generally superseded by the swell. Echo stop (Mus.), a stop upon a harpsichord contrived for producing the soft effect of distant sound. To applaud to the echo, to give loud and continuous applause. --M. Arnold. I would applaud thee to the very echo, That should applaud again. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Echo Ech"o, v. i. To give an echo; to resound; to be sounded back; as, the hall echoed with acclamations. ``Echoing noise.'' --Blackmore.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Echo Ech"o, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Echoed; p. pr. & vb. n. Echoing. -- 3d pers. sing. pres. Echoes.] 1. To send back (a sound); to repeat in sound; to reverberate. Those peals are echoed by the Trojan throng. --Dryden. The wondrous sound Is echoed on forever. --Keble. 2. To repeat with assent; to respond; to adopt. They would have echoed the praises of the men whom they ?nvied, and then have sent to the newspaper anonymous libels upon them. --Macaulay.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(echoes, echoing, echoed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. An echo is a sound which is caused by a noise being reflected off a surface such as a wall. He heard nothing but the echoes of his own voice. N-COUNT: oft N of n 2. If a sound echoes, it is reflected off a surface and can be heard again after the original sound has stopped. His feet echoed on the bare board floor... The bang came suddenly, echoing across the buildings, shattering glass. = reverberate VERB: V, V prep/adv 3. In a place that echoes, a sound is reflected off a surface, and is repeated after the original sound has stopped. The room echoed... The corridor echoed with the barking of a dozen dogs. ...the bare stone floors and the echoing hall. VERB: V, V with/in n, V-ing 4. If you echo someone's words, you repeat them or express agreement with their attitude or opinion. Their views often echo each other... VERB: V n 5. A detail or feature which reminds you of something else can be referred to as an echo. The accident has echoes of past disasters. N-COUNT: usu N of n 6. If one thing echoes another, the first is a copy of a particular detail or feature of the other. Pinks and beiges were chosen to echo the colours of the ceiling. = repeat VERB: V n 7. If something echoes, it continues to be discussed and remains important or influential in a particular situation or among a particular group of people. The old fable continues to echo down the centuries. VERB: V prep

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Reverberation, reflected sound, repercussion of sound. 2. Assenting repetition, slavish imitation. II. v. n. Resound, reverberate, be sounded back. III. v. a. 1. Reverberate, re-echo. 2. Repeat, sound again. 3. Sound loudly, resound, reverberate.

Foolish Dictionary

The only thing that can cheat a woman out of the last word.

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