echoism

[ ek-oh-iz-uhm ]
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Origin of echoism

1
First recorded in 1875–80; echo + -ism

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British Dictionary definitions for echoism

echoism

/ (ˈɛkəʊˌɪzəm) /


noun
  1. onomatopoeia as a source of word formation

  2. phonetic assimilation of one vowel to the vowel in the preceding syllable

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