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eco
[ ek-oh, ee-koh ]
/ ˈɛk oʊ, ˈi koʊ /
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adjective
ecological or environmental.
not harmful to the environment: an eco resort with no air conditioning.
noun
ecology.
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Other definitions for eco (2 of 3)
Eco
[ ek-oh; Italian e-kaw ]
/ ˈɛk oʊ; Italian ˈɛ kɔ /
noun
Umberto, 1932–2016, Italian novelist and philosopher.
Other definitions for eco (3 of 3)
eco-
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).
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British Dictionary definitions for eco (1 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for eco (2 of 3)
Eco
/ (ˈɛkəʊ) /
noun
Umberto. born 1932, Italian semiologist and writer. His novels include The Name of the Rose (1981) and Foucault's Pendulum (1988)
British Dictionary definitions for eco (3 of 3)
eco-
combining form
denoting ecology or ecologicalecocide; ecosphere
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Medical definitions for eco
eco-
pref.
Ecology; ecological:ecosystem.
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