echoism

American

[ek-oh-iz-uhm] / ˈɛk oʊˌɪz əm /

noun

onomatopoeia.

echoism British

/ ˈɛkəʊˌɪzəm /

noun

onomatopoeia as a source of word formation
phonetic assimilation of one vowel to the vowel in the preceding syllable

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Etymology

Origin of echoism

First recorded in 1875–80; echo + -ism

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