echoic

[ e-koh-ik ]
/ ɛˈkoʊ ɪk /
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adjective

resembling an echo.
onomatopoeic.

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Origin of echoic

From the Latin word ēchōicus, dating back to 1875–80. See echo, -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM echoic

non·e·cho·ic, adjectiveun·e·cho·ic, adjective

Words nearby echoic

echoencephalography, echogenic, echogram, echograph, echography, echoic, echoic memory, echoism, echolalia, echolocation, echomimia
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Words related to echoic

imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoetic

British Dictionary definitions for echoic

echoic
/ (ɛˈkəʊɪk) /

adjective

characteristic of or resembling an echo
onomatopoeic; imitative
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