1. (

• echo ,
• reverberation ,
• sound_reflection ,
• replication

) the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves; "she could hear echoes of her own footsteps" ;

2. (

• Echo

) (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained ;

3. (

• echo

) a reply that repeats what has just been said ;

4. (

• echo ,

) a reflected television or radio or radar beam ;

5. (

• echo ,

) a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.; "his contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau"; "Napoleon III was an echo of the mighty Emperor but an infinitely better man" ;

6. (

• echo

) an imitation or repetition; "the flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life" ;

1. (

• repeat ,
• echo

) to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders" ;

2. (

• resound ,
• echo ,
• ring ,
• reverberate

) ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter" ;

3. (

• echo ,
• recall

) call to mind; "His words echoed John F. Kennedy" ;