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    [Noun]  | "echo" | \ ˈe-(ˌ)kō \


    1: the repetition of a sound caused by reflection of sound waves

    2: the sound due to such reflection

    3: a repetition or imitation of another : reflection


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English ecco, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French echo, from Latin, from Greek ēchō; akin to Latin vagire to wail, Greek ēchē sound;

    [Noun]  | "Echo" | \ ˈe-(ˌ)kō \


    1: a nymph in Greek mythology who pines away for love of Narcissus until nothing is left of her but her voice


    Origin: 1595 ;

     Greek Ēchō;

    [Noun]  | "echo chamber" 


    1: a room with sound-reflecting walls used for producing hollow or echoing sound effects —often used figuratively


    Origin: 1842 ;

    [Noun]  | "echo sounder" 


    1: an instrument for determining the depth of a body of water or of an object below the surface by sound waves


    Origin: 1927 ;

    [Verb]  | "echo" 


    1: to resound with echoes

    2: to produce an echo

    3: repeat, imitate


    Origin: circa 1616 ;

    [Communications code word]  | "Echo" 


    1: —used as a code word for the letter e


    Origin: 1952 ;

    [Verb]  | "echo" 


    1: to continue or be repeated in a series of reflected sound waves;


      * e.g., " ... my calls for help echoed off the walls of the abandoned mine shaft "



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    2: to say after another;


      * e.g., " ... the little brats sassed the babysitter by echoing in a singsong voice everything she said "



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    [Noun]  | "echo" 


    1: a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way;


      * e.g., " ... a younger sister who was her echo all the while that they were growing up "



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    2: a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished;


      * e.g., " ... a few stone carvings are the only echoes that remain of a once-mighty civilization "



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     [ "echo" ]

    1: The annoying technique of someone on a Car Club Cruise talking over the top of safety calls so no one can actually hear anything.

      * e.g.,  ... Adrianna kept echoing over the top of Sharon and we couldn't hear a thing! 

     [ "echo" ]

    1: echo...what?? also available: echo....watch??

      * e.g.,  ... echo...what?? SHUT UP!!!!! 


     [ "echo" ]

    2: used to terminally annoy people while driving, see a Toyota Echo...one person says Echo...next person says what.

     [ "echo" ]

    1: typically used to show that you agree with someone. similar to “you can say that again”

      * e.g.,  ... “maya, you’re such an attention whore” 

     [ "echo" ]

    1: A greek nymph who got in trouble with Hera, was doomed forever only to repeat the words of others. Fell in love with Narcicuss, who loved himself...

      * e.g.,  ... The story of Echo and Narcicuss... 

     [ "echo" ]

    1: The desegnation for the letter 'E' in military/radio/aircraft alphabet

      * e.g.,  ... Roger Tango Echo (unit T.E.) 

     [ "echo" ]

    1: Introduced in 1999 to replace the toyota tercel, the echo was and still is considered cheap reliable transportation. It went through a makeover in 2003 and now actually looks like a car you would want to drive. Cars that succeed the echo are the scion xb and xa which is really an echo wagon in Japan.

      * e.g.,  ... I picked up my echo from the dealer and drove it to the beach. All the women thought it was cute. 

     [ "echo" ]

    1: a car made by Toyota that will become your best friend

      * e.g.,  ... I love my Toyota Echo 

     [ "echo" ]

    1: Sega Genesis game about a dolphin. Quite easy, but highly entertaining.

      * e.g.,  ... You wanna play Echo at my house? 

     [ "echo" ]

    1: A function in programming languages that prints a string of characters, arrays, variables, and the like, like printf.

      * e.g.,  ... PHP: 

     [ "Echo" ]

    1: That spooky thing that your voice does when it bounces of walls.

      * e.g.,  ... You: Hello 

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