01 adj. Formed in imitation of a natural sound; -- of words. Contrasted to nonechoic.
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1.
Formed in imitation of a natural sound; -- of words. Contrasted to nonechoic.(linguistics)
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2.
Like or characteristic of an echo.
Syn.
imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic. — Syn. -- echolike.