echo meaning and definition

ECHO noun

Definition of echo (noun)

1. the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
   • "she could hear echoes of her own footsteps"
   • synonyms: replication, reverberation, sound reflection
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"

ECHO verb

Definition of echo (verb)

1. to say again or imitate
   • "followers echoing the cries of their leaders"
   • synonyms: repeat
2. ring or echo with sound
   • "the hall resounded with laughter"
   • synonyms: resound, reverberate, ring
3. call to mind
   • "His words echoed John F. Kennedy"
   • synonyms: recall