echo question

echo question

noun Grammar.
a question uttered by a listener that in effect repeats a speaker's sentence, replacing an unclear or doubted portion of the sentence with a stressed interrogative word, as You said WHAT to John? or He WHAT?

Origin:
1955–60
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Echo question is always a great word to know.
So is caret. Does it mean:
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a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
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