Echoic Definition & Meaning
echoic
- adjective
- (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer
- like or characteristic of an echo
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- What does echoic mean?
- (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer like or characteristic of an echo
- What part of speech is echoic?
- Echoic is an adjective.
- How many definitions does echoic have?
- Echoic has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).