eco

¹

[ek-oh, ee-koh]

adjective

1. ecological or environmental.

2. not harmful to the environment.

   an eco resort with no air conditioning.

noun

1. ecology.

Eco

²

[ek-oh, e-kaw]

noun

1. Umberto, 1932–2016, Italian novelist and philosopher.

eco-

³

1. a combining form representing ecology in the formation of compounds (ecosystem; ecotype ); also with the more general sense “environment,” “nature,” “natural habitat” (ecocide; ecolaw; ecopolitics ).

eco

¹

/ ˈiːkəʊ /

noun

1. 1. short for ecology

   2. ( as modifier )

      an eco group

Eco

²

/ ˈɛkəʊ /

noun

1. Umberto. born 1932, Italian semiologist and writer. His novels include The Name of the Rose (1981) and Foucault's Pendulum (1988)

eco-

³

combining form

1. denoting ecology or ecological

   ecocide

   ecosphere

Word History and Origins

Origin of eco¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

If you can, keeping your EV in a garage, or under a cover, can help to improve its battery performance, as can driving in "eco mode".

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Eco Building Systems, the company that manufactures the concrete blocks Martinez is using, didn’t have one.

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The eco side of Chinese industry resembles the next iteration of its recent property boom and bust, in which Beijing funneled too much capital into construction until the current crisis began around 2021.

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This is my own summary list, but it overlaps considerably with the characteristics of fascism described by Umberto Eco in an essay written 30 years ago.

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Having grown up in Mussolini’s Italy, Eco presumably knew what he was talking about.

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