"Echo" meaning in English

See Echo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɛkoʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Echo.wav
Rhymes: -ɛkoʊ Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἠχώ (Ēkhṓ, “sound”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Ἠχώ||sound}} Ancient Greek Ἠχώ (Ēkhṓ, “sound”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Echo
  1. (Greek mythology) An oread, punished by Hera by losing her own voice and only being able to mimic that of others. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology Translations (mythology): Ἠχώ (Ēkhṓ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Echo (Danish), Écho [feminine] (French), Echo [feminine] (German), Ηχώ (Ichó) [feminine] (Greek), Echo (Greenlandic), ᐄᑯ (iiko) (Inuktitut), Eco [feminine] (Italian), エーコー (Ēkō) (Japanese), 에코 (Eko) (Korean), Echo [feminine] (Polish), Eco [feminine] (Portuguese), Эхо́ (Exó) [feminine] (Russian), Э́хо (Éxo) [feminine] (Russian), Е́хо (Éxo) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. (astronomy) 60 Echo, a main belt asteroid. Categories (topical): Astronomy, Asteroids Translations (Asteroid): 司音星 (Sīyīnxīng) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Echo-en-name-t1QDJSU8 Disambiguation of Asteroids: 39 61 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 11 44 4 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 22 14 4 5 24 24 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 12 3 3 27 26 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 23 38 4 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 36 24 36 4 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 30 22 36 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 52 48 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'Asteroid': 6 94
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