Meaning of echo | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An oread, punished by Hera by losing her own voice and only being able to mimic that of others.
   Greek
2. A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.
   countable, uncountable
3. Alternative letter-case form of Echo of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. An unincorporated community in Dale County, Alabama.
6. An utterance repeating what has just been said.
   countable, uncountable
7. A nymph whose unrequited love for Narcissus caused her to pine away until only her voice remained.
8. A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer
9. An unincorporated community in Metcalfe County, Kentucky.
10. A device in verse in which a line ends with a word which recalls the sound of the last word of the preceding line.
    countable, uncountable
11. the repeating of a sound caused by its striking a surface and coming back. The children shouted loudly in the cave so that they could hear the echoes. eggo صَدى отзвук eco ozvěna das Echo ekko; genlyd ηχώ, α ντίλαλος eco kaja پژواک؛ انعکاس صدا kaiku échoהד प्रतिध्वनि jeka visszhang gema bergmál eco 反響 반향, 산울림, 반사파 aidas atbalss gema weerklankekko, gjenlydecho ږغ، دكمره پپرى، دپاڼ پپرى eco ecou эхо ozvena odmev odjek eko เสียงก้อง yankı 回聲 луна آواز کی گونج tiếng vang 回声
12. An utterance repeating what has just been said
13. A census-designated place in Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
14. Sympathetic recognition; response; answer.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable
15. Repetition of a sound by reflection of sound waves from a surface.
16. A device in verse in which a line ends with a word which recalls the sound of the last word of the preceding line
17. A township in Antrim County, Michigan.
18. Something that reflects or hearkens back to an earlier thing.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable
19. A repetition or an imitation: a fashion that is an echo of an earlier style.
20. Sympathetic recognition; response; answer
21. A township and minor city therein, in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota.
22. An insignificant indirect result; a ripple.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable
23. A remnant or vestige: found echoes of past civilizations while examining artifacts in the Middle East.
24. A minor city in Umatilla County, Oregon.
25. The displaying on the command line of the command that has just been executed.
    countable, uncountable
26. One who imitates another, as in opinions, speech, or dress.
27. An unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
28. An individual discussion forum using the echomail system.
    countable, uncountable
29. A sympathetic response: Their demand for justice found an echo in communities across the nation.
30. A populated place in Orange County, Texas.
31. Alternative letter-case form of Echo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
    alt-of, countable, uncountable
32. A consequence or repercussion: Her resignation had echoes throughout the department.
33. 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 signalled for trumps.
    countable, uncountable
34. A census-designated place in Summit County, Utah, named after Echo Canyon.
35. Repetition of certain sounds or syllables in poetry, as in echo verse.
36. A signal showing the number held of a plain suit when a high card in that suit is led by one's partner.
    countable, uncountable
37. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia.
38. Music Soft repetition of a note or phrase.
    Music
39. An antisemitic punctuation symbol or marking, ((( ))), placed around a name or phrase to indicate the person is Jewish or the entity is controlled by Jewish people; or repurposed or reclaimed to proudly declare one's Jewishness or solidarity with Jews.
    countable, uncountable
40. 60 Echo, a main belt asteroid.
41. Clipping of echocardiography.
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, uncountable
42. Clipping of echocardiogram.
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, countable

Equivalents

Examples

“The babbling echo mocks the hounds.”

“To you I mourn; nor to the Deaf I ſing, / The Woods ſhall anſwer, and their Echo ring.”

““Then what is your little trouble?” “My little trouble!” I felt that this sort of thing must be stopped at its source. It was only ten minutes to dressing-for-dinner time, and we could go on along these lines for hours. “Listen, old crumpet,” I said patiently. “Make up your mind whether you are my old friend Reginald Herring or an echo in the Swiss mountains. If you're simply going to repeat every word I say –””

“Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them.”

“Fame is the echo of actions, resounding them.”

“Many kind, and sincere speeches found an echo in his heart.”

“The frustration with the political process that in the '60s led to the formation of resistance groups finds an echo in today's increasingly confrontational tactics.”

“When someone asks an off-topic question […] they are usually quickly told to knock it off. You can't ask a question about modems in an echo devoted to local-area networks.”

“Experts say the smallest towns are especially vulnerable. And few places in Utah are as tiny or dry as Echo, a jumble of homes squeezed between a freight railroad and stunning red-rock cliffs. Echo was already struggling to hang on after the two cafes closed down. Then its spring-fed water supply hit critical lows this summer.”

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