echoic (adj.)

  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

    [ Syn: imitative , onomatopoeic , onomatopoeical , onomatopoetic ]

  2. like or characteristic of an echo

    [ Syn: echolike ]

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