| NOUN | attribute | reverberation, echo, sound reflection, replication | the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves |
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| phenomenon | reverberation, repercussion | a remote or indirect consequence of some action |
| Sounds | riyver.berey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves. | |
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| Synonyms | echo, sound reflection, replication | |
| Narrower | re-echo | The echo of an echo |
| Broader | reflection, reflexion, reflectivity | The ability to reflect beams or rays |
| Spanish | eco, reverberación | |
| Catalan | eco, ressò, reverberació | |
| Verbs | reverberate | ring or echo with sound |
| Meaning | A remote or indirect consequence of some action. | |
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| Example | "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later" | |
| Synonym | repercussion | |
| Broader | consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot | A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon |
| Spanish | consecuencia, repercusión | |
| Catalan | repercussió | |
| Verbs | reverberate | have a long or continuing effect |
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