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echoic

 
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(ĕ-kō'ĭk) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of or resembling an echo.
  2. Imitative of natural sounds; onomatopoeic: an echoic word.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
  Synonyms: imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic
  Antonym: nonechoic (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: like or characteristic of an echo
  Synonym: echolike

 
 
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