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echo vs echolalia

echolalia vs echo

echo and echolalia both are nouns.

echo is a verb but echolalia is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
echo Yes No Yes No
echolalia Yes No No No
As nouns, echolalia is a hyponym of echo; that is, echolalia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than echo:
  • echo: a reply that repeats what has just been said
  • echolalia: an infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others
echo (noun) echolalia (noun)
an imitation or repetition (psychiatry) mechanical and meaningless repetition of the words of another person (as in schizophrenia)
the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves an infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others
a reflected television or radio or radar beam
a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.
a reply that repeats what has just been said
echo (verb) echolalia (verb)
to say again or imitate
ring or echo with sound
bring to mind
Difference between echo and echolalia

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