reverberations
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reverberations noun
- A violent oscillation or vibration.“The discomfort caused by the bat's reverberation surprised Tommy.”
- An echo, or a series of overlapping echoes.“The reverberation that followed Marilyn's shout filled the cavern.”
- The reflection of light or heat; a reflection in, or as though in, a mirror.“Like the several reverberations of the same image from two opposite looking glasses.”
- (chiefly in the plural) An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event; a repercussion.“Reverberations from the Vietnam war affect our society to this day.”
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echosound reflectionconsequencesechoeseffectsimpactsimplicationsramificationsrepercussionsreverberatesreverberatingreverberatereverberancereverberatedreverberativereverberant
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