De echo
Example: De echo van de gitaarklank vulde de hele kamer.
Definition
"De echo" in music refers to the repetition or reverberation of a sound, such as a guitar note, that is heard after the original sound has stopped, often creating a lingering or amplified auditory effect.
Etymology
The word "de echo" comes from the Latin word 'echo,' which itself originates from the Greek myth of Echo, a nymph who could only repeat the last words spoken to her. The term was adopted into Dutch to describe the natural phenomenon of sound reflection.
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"De echo" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Music - (B1) - set 1", containing 102 commonly used words.
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