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echo 
  n pl , -oes 
1 
a the reflection of sound or other radiation by a reflecting medium, esp. a solid object 
b the sound so reflected 
2 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 pl an effect that continues after the original cause has disappeared; repercussion 
the echoes of the French Revolution  
5 a person who copies another, esp. one who obsequiously agrees with another's opinions 
6 
a the signal reflected by a radar target 
b the trace produced by such a signal on a radar screen 
7 the repetition of certain sounds or syllables in a verse line 
8 the quiet repetition of a musical phrase 
9  (Also called)  echo organ, echo stop a manual or stop on an organ that controls a set of quiet pipes that give the illusion of sounding at a distance 
10 an electronic effect in recorded music that adds vibration or resonance 
  vb , -oes, -oing, -oed 
11 to resound or cause to resound with an echo 
the cave echoed their shouts  
12 intr (of sounds) to repeat or resound by echoes; reverberate 
13 tr (of persons) to repeat (words, opinions, etc.), in imitation, agreement, or flattery 
14 tr (of things) to resemble or imitate (another style, earlier model, etc.) 
15 tr (of a computer) to display (a character) on the screen of a visual display unit as a response to receiving that character from a keyboard entry 
  (C14: via Latin from Greek ekho; related to Greek ekhe sound) 
♦  echoing    adj 
♦  echoless  adj 
♦  echo-like  adj 



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