L'écho
Example: L'écho de la musique résonnait dans toute la salle.
Definition
"L'écho" in music refers to the repetition or reflection of sound waves that create a delayed repetition of a musical note or phrase, producing an effect of reverberation or resonance as heard in a space like a concert hall or large room.
Etymology
The word "l'écho" comes from the Greek mythological nymph Echo, who was cursed to only repeat the last words spoken to her. This story inspired the term for the repetition of sound, which passed into French through Latin and retains the sense of reflected or repeated sound.
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