Kilo Lingo

/ˈekəʊ/

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Translation

A sound that comes back to you after it hits a wall or a mountain, so you hear it again.

Word origin

From Greek echo, meaning sound, which came into English through Latin.

Origin
Greek
Root
echo

Examples

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An echo is your own sound coming back to you.

plural , -es.

"Echo" adds -es in the plural, like tomato and potato.

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"Echo" can also be a verb; "echoed" is its past form.

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This word is part of lesson 56.