echoic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
    imitative; onomatopoeical; onomatopoetic; onomatopoeic.
    • onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises
    • it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer
  2. adjective satellite like or characteristic of an echo
    echolike.

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