echoey

echoey
echo NOUN (pl. echoes) 1) a sound caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener. 2) a reflected radio or radar beam. 3) something suggestive of or parallel to something else.
VERB (echoes, echoed) 1) (of a sound) reverberate or be repeated after the original sound has stopped. 2) have a continued significance or influence. 3) repeat (someone's words or opinions).
DERIVATIVES echoer noun echoey adjective echoless adjective.
ORIGIN Greek kh.

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