victoriousvocabulary:

ECHO

[noun]

1. Greek Mythology: a nymph whose unrequited love for Narcissus caused her to pine away until nothing but her voice remained.

2. a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.

3. a sound heard again near its source after being reflected.

4. any repetition or close imitation, as of the ideas or opinions of another.

5. a person who reflects or imitates another.

6. a sympathetic or identical response, as to sentiments expressed.

7. any form of repetition, particularly in poetry or music.

8. a remnant or vestige.

[verb]

9. to repeat a sound; reverberate.

10. to repeat or imitate words or sentiments.

Etymology: from Middle English ecco < Latin ēchō < Greek, akin to ēchḗ, “sound”.

[Beatriz Martin Vidal – Too Much Love (Echo)]