echoism

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echoism

noun echoisms

countable, uncountable The practice of creating words or language by imitating sounds from the environment. One possibility is that language developed from echoism, i.e. from attempts of early humans to imitate natural sounds and react vocally to emotions.

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@misc{echoism_2026,
  title = {echoism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/echoism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}