reverberation

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ɹiˈvɜː(ɹ)bəɹeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #96801

Meanings

1

noun
A sound that echoes and continues after the original sound has stopped.

The reverberation of the church bells lingered across the valley.
2

noun
A lasting effect or consequence of an event, felt long afterwards.

The reverberations of the financial crisis were felt for years.

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Synonyms

2 noun · a lasting effect or... repercussion

Word family

Forms reverberations

Derived forms dereverberation

Etymology

From Old French reverberation, from Medieval Latin reverberatio. Morphologically reverberate + -ion.

reverberation Old French reverberatio la-med

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# reverberation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɹiˈvɜː(ɹ)bəɹeɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 96801

## Meanings
1. A sound that echoes and continues after the original sound has stopped.
2. A lasting effect or consequence of an event, felt long afterwards.

## Examples
- The reverberation of the church bells lingered across the valley.
- The reverberations of the financial crisis were felt for years.

## Derived Forms
- dereverberation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: reverberation
- Root: reverberatio

## Etymology
From Old French reverberation, from Medieval Latin reverberatio. Morphologically reverberate + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Reverberation is from Old French reverberation, from Medieval Latin reverberatio. Morphologically reverberate + -ion. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include reverberation (Old French) and reverberatio (la-med). Current senses include a sound that echoes and continues after the original sound has stopped and a lasting effect or consequence of an event, felt long afterwards. The wider family includes derived forms such as dereverberation.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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