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How to pronounce echo
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What does echo mean?
nounA reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.
“The babbling echo mocks the hounds.”
An utterance repeating what has just been said.
A device in verse in which a line ends with a word which recalls the sound of the last word of the preceding line.
verbOf a sound or sound waves: to reflect off a surface and return; to reverberate or resound.
“With each clap of thunder echoing from one high building to another the noise was terrific.”
Of a rumour, opinion, etc.: to spread or reverberate.
To reflect back (a sound).
“The wondrous sound / Is echoed on forever.”
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