Complete Definition of "echo"

see|Echo|écho|echó
English

Pronunciation
w:AHD|AHD: �'k�
w:IPA|IPA: /�ek��/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /"ek@U/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�k��|-�k��

Etymology
Latin echo � Greek ἠ�� (reflected sound), from ἠ�ή (sound).

Noun
en-noun|es

  1. A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.
  2. computing: The displaying on the command line of the command that has just been executed.
  3. The letter E in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

Derived terms
rel-top|terms derived from echo
echoacousia
echocardiogram, echocardiography
echogenic, echogenicity
echogram
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echolalia
echopathy
echophonocardiography, echophony
echo-ranging
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Translations
trans-top|A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer
Dutch: t+|nl|echo|m
Finnish: t-|fi|kaiku
French: t-|fr|écho|m
German: t+|de|Echo|n
Greek: t+|el|η��|f|scGrek, t|el|αν�ή�η�η|f|scGrek, t|el|αν�ίλαλο�|m|sc=Grek
Hebrew: he-translation|�ת�ק��|bat-kol
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Italian: t+|it|eco|m
Japanese: JAchar|�� (JAchar|�����, hanky�), JAchar|��� (kodama), JAchar|��� (ek�)
Romanian: ecou n
Telugu: ప�రతిధ�వని (pratidhvani)
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trans-top|The displaying on the command line of the command that has just been executed
Finnish: näppäinten kaiutus
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trans-top|The letter E in the ICAO spelling alphabet
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ttbc|German: Echo n, Anklang m, Widerhall m, Bildschmirecho n, Tastatureingabeecho n
m
ttbc|Hindi: ���� (gū.nj), प�रतिध�वनि (pratidhvani)
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ttbc|Korean: ��리 (meari)
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: mac-talla m

Verb
en-verb|echo|es

  1. To repeat back what another has just said.

Translations
Dutch: echoën
German: widerhallen
Japanese: �� (���, hibiku)

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ttbc|Marathi: प�रतिध�वन� (pratidhvanī) m
ttbc|Sanskrit: प�रतिध�वनि� (pratidhvanihi) m

Category:English nouns with irregular plurals


Spanish

Verb
echo

  1. First-person singular indicative of echar.

Category:Greek derivations
Category:Sound

ar:echo
fr:echo
ko:echo
hr:echo
io:echo
id:echo
it:echo
hu:echo
nl:echo
ru:echo
fi:echo
ta:echo
te:echo
vi:echo
tr:echo
zh:echo

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