echoic

Adjective
Synonyms: imitativeonomatopoeiconomatopoeicalonomatopoeticecholike

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  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”Synonyms: imitativeonomatopoeiconomatopoeicalonomatopoeticOpposite nonechoic
  2. like or characteristic of an echoSynonyms: echolikeOpposite unreflectedSimilar reflected
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

echoic adjective

1. linguistics Formed in imitation of a natural sound; — of words. Contrasted to nonechoic. Syn. — imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic.

2. Like or characteristic of an echo. Syn. — echolike.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5

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