Dictionary definition · Echo
noun
- (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained
- the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves"she could hear echoes of her own footsteps"
- a reply that repeats what has just been said
- a reflected television or radio or radar beam
- a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc."his contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau"
- an imitation or repetition"the flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life"
verb
- to say again or imitate"followers echoing the cries of their leaders"
- ring or echo with sound"the hall resounded with laughter"
- bring to mind"His words echoed John F. Kennedy"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).