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what is the meaning of echo in the following context?

In an echo of fin de siecle Vienna, liasons between married members of the academic set and others were regarded as normal.

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  • 7 years ago
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    echo is literally a repeating of a sound. Metaphorically, it refers to a repetition (or strong similarity in appearance) of a condition or circumstance. the thing is a repetition in some often ill-defined way of some previously-existing thing. it is an echo, a weak copy.

  • 7 years ago

    It means the situation is similar to that of fin de siècle Vienna

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