Echo - Definition
echo
n 1: the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the
sound waves; "she could hear echoes of her own footsteps"
[syn: echo, reverberation, sound reflection,
replication]
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"
v 1: to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of
their leaders" [syn: repeat, echo]
2: ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter"
[syn: resound, echo, ring, reverberate]
3: call to mind; "His words echoed John F. Kennedy" [syn:
echo, recall]