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echoic

ec·hoic

UK/ɪˈkəʊɪk/ US/ɛˈkəʊɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound

  • “onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises”
  • “it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term” Harry Hoijer
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2.

like or characteristic of an echo

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Origin

From echo + -ic.

Phrases

  • echoic memory

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