Main Entry:

¹echo

Pronunciation:

\ˈe-(ˌ)kō\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural ech·oes also echos

Etymology:

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

Date:

14th century

1 a: the repetition of a sound caused by reflection of sound waves b: the sound due to such reflection2 a: a repetition or imitation of another : reflection b: repercussion, result c: trace, vestige d: response3: one who closely imitates or repeats another's words, ideas, or acts4: a soft repetition of a musical phrase5 a: the repetition of a received radio signal due especially to reflection of part of the wave from an ionized layer of the atmosphere b (1): the reflection of transmitted radar signals by an object (2): the visual indication of this reflection on a radarscope

— echo·ey \ˈe-ˌkō-ē\ adjective