echokinesia

noun

echo·​ki·​ne·​sia

ˌe(ˌ)kōkə̇ˈnēzh(ē)ə,

-ˌkīˈ-

variants or echokinesis

-nēsə̇s

plural echokinesias or echokineses

: echopraxia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin echo + New Latin -kinesia or kinesis

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