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Sound system
noun
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Noun
- 1 An electronic system used to reproduce sound.
- 2 a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound wordnet
- 3 The set of speech sounds that make up a language; a phonology.
"One young Tamil teacher had assimilated the sound-system of English so thoroughly to that of his mother-tongue that none of the Chinese and Malay children understood him."
- 4 A mobile platform playing selected recorded music, set up as a social event, often with an entrance fee.
"Rooted in Caribbean culture and introduced to the UK by the Windrush generation, sound systems – static or truck-bound collectives of MCs and DJs playing music through customised, bass-heavy speakers – have been integral to Notting Hill carnival since 1973."
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