"eccho" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛkɔː/ Forms: ecco [alternative], ekko [alternative], ecko [alternative], echcho [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin ecco, from Latin echo, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ), from ἠχή (ēkhḗ, “sound”). Etymology templates: {{der|enm|ML.|ecco}} Medieval Latin ecco, {{der|enm|la|echo}} Latin echo, {{der|enm|grc|ἠχώ}} Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} eccho, {{enm-noun|-}} eccho (uncountable)
  1. Echoing, reverberation. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-eccho-enm-noun-zyWP~cj9 Categories (other): Talking Disambiguation of Talking: 70 30
  2. A favourable response made to flatter someone. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-eccho-enm-noun-o5QHymof
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Sound Disambiguation of Sound: 0 0

Alternative forms

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