echoic
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 • Ant: nonechoic • Derivationally related forms: onomatopoeia (for: onomatopoetic), onomatopoeia (for: onomatopoeical) 2. like or characteristic of an echo • Syn: echolike • Similar to: reflected
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