/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.
Used in
Stories
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