DEFINITIONS

echoic

[ e-koh-ik ]
/ ɛˈkoʊ ɪk /
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adjective

resembling an echo.
onomatopoeic.

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Words related to echoic

imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoetic

Words nearby echoic

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

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
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British Dictionary definitions for echoic

echoic
/ (ɛˈkəʊɪk) /

adjective

characteristic of or resembling an echo
onomatopoeic; imitative
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