echo

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
  2. noun (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained
  3. noun a reply that repeats what has just been said

Etymology

From Middle English eccho, ecco, ekko, from Medieval Latin ēccō, from Latin ēchō, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ), from ἠχή (ēkhḗ, “sound”). Possibly from the same Proto-Indo-European root as sough.

In classic literature

Synonyms

reverberation, sound reflection, replication

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