eco
ecological or environmental.
not harmful to the environment: an eco resort with no air conditioning.
ecology.
Origin of eco
1Other definitions for Eco (2 of 3)
Umberto, 1932–2016, Italian novelist and philosopher.
Other definitions for eco- (3 of 3)
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).
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How to use eco in a sentence
Grotesque profiteering aside, life release ceremonies can devastate the eco-system.
The Buddhist Business of Poaching Animals for Good Karma | Brendon Hong | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe resulting Wool Runners were comfortable, eco-friendly, machine-washable, and super cute—and sold out almost immediately.
What would have happened had Abe Lincoln lived to have been an eco-activist?
Leo, the Beard Has to Go: When a Man’s Facial Hair Reaches Crisis Point | Tim Teeman | September 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd “stinking rich” is the smell of zero carbon emissions at eco-friendly tech company campuses.
Up To a Point: Robber Barons Make Way For Robber Nerds | P. J. O’Rourke | August 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis has led to a burgeoning industry of small businesses, founded and run by women specializing in eco-friendly hygiene products.
Aren, or aen, eco-aco-co are case terminations; tcea-cea marks the verbal noun.
Basque Legends | Wentworth WebsterSomeone had gutted an eco-mobile to power the night's entertainment.
Little Brother | Cory DoctorowIn this novel, Umberto eco deals, in a light vein, with the occult considered as the true science.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai NadinIn other words, use eco only when you wish to accentuate the abstractness, the "nessness" of the idea.
The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto | George Cox
British Dictionary definitions for eco (1 of 3)
/ (ˈiːkəʊ) /
short for ecology
(as modifier): an eco group
British Dictionary definitions for Eco (2 of 3)
/ (ˈɛkəʊ) /
Umberto. born 1932, Italian semiologist and writer. His novels include The Name of the Rose (1981) and Foucault's Pendulum (1988)
British Dictionary definitions for eco- (3 of 3)
denoting ecology or ecological: ecocide; ecosphere
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