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echolalia vs echo

echo vs echolalia

echolalia and echo both are nouns.

echolalia is not a verb while echo is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
echolalia Yes No No No
echo Yes No Yes No
As nouns, echo is a hypernym of echolalia; that is, echo is a word with a broader meaning than echolalia:
  • echolalia: an infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others
  • echo: a reply that repeats what has just been said
echolalia (noun) echo (noun)
(psychiatry) mechanical and meaningless repetition of the words of another person (as in schizophrenia) an imitation or repetition
an infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
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
echolalia (verb) echo (verb)
to say again or imitate
ring or echo with sound
bring to mind
Difference between echolalia and echo

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