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echoic Definition

echo·ic (e kō′ik)

adjective

  1. having the nature of an echo
  2. imitative in sound; onomatopoeic: a term used, as in the etymologies of this dictionary, to indicate that a word, as tinkle, is formed in approximate imitation of some sound

echoic Related Forms

echo·ism′ (ek′ō iz′əm) noun

echoic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • utterance: Does this come under echoic utterances, or metarepresentation?
  • memory: Auditory memory is also called echoic memory, which is the part of sensory memory that receives sound stimulation from the surrounding environment.