echo

/ˈɛkəʊ/noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1

A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.

2

An utterance repeating what has just been said.

3

A device in verse in which a line ends with a word which recalls the sound of the last word of the preceding line.

4

Sympathetic recognition; response; answer.

5

Something that reflects or hearkens back to an earlier thing.

6

An insignificant indirect result; a ripple.

7

The displaying on the command line of the command that has just been executed.

8

An individual discussion forum using the echomail system.

9

Alternative letter-case form of Echo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

10

A signal, played in the same manner as a trump signal, made by a player who holds four or more trumps (or, as played by some, exactly three trumps) and whose partner has led trumps or signalled for trumps.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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