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ENGLISH: echo - CREOLE: eko

Overview of noun echo

The noun echo has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (5) echo, reverberation, sound reflection, replication -- (the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped)

2. Echo -- ((Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained)

3. echo -- (a reply that repeats what has just been said)

Overview of verb echo

The verb echo has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (5) repeat, echo -- (to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders")

2. (2) resound, echo, ring, reverberate -- (ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter")

3. echo, recall -- (call to mind; "His words echoed John F. Kennedy")