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eco

1

[ ek-oh, ee-koh ]

adjective

  1. ecological or environmental.
  2. not harmful to the environment:

    an eco resort with no air conditioning.



noun

  1. ecology.

Eco

2

[ ek-oh; Italian e-kaw ]

noun

  1. Umberto, 1932–2016, Italian novelist and philosopher.

eco-

3
  1. a combining form representing ecology in the formation of compounds ( ecosystem; ecotype ); also with the more general sense “environment,†“nature,†“natural habitat†( ecocide; ecolaw; ecopolitics ).

eco

1

/ ˈ¾±Ë°ìəʊ /

noun

    1. short for ecology
    2. ( as modifier )

      an eco group

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

eco-

2

combining_form

  1. denoting ecology or ecological

    ecocide

    ecosphere

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Eco

3

/ ˈɛ°ìəʊ /

noun

  1. EcoUmberto1932MItalianWRITING: novelist Umberto. born 1932, Italian semiologist and writer. His novels include The Name of the Rose (1981) and Foucault's Pendulum (1988)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of eco1

First recorded in 1985–90

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