Soundalike
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A sound that audibly resembles another.; A music recording with this trait. (Often distinguished from plagiarism by themes of covering, pastiche (tribute), or parody, but sometimes inviting copyright disputes).
"See chapter 5, section 2.1 regarding soundalike cases. With respect to the copyright in the sound recording, however, it would not be infringement..."
- 2 A sound that audibly resembles another.; A word that is either homophonous or sounds similar enough to another that confusion of the two is known to happen.
"Tall-man lettering is sometimes used to reduce risk around soundalikes and lookalikes [medication names]."
Example
More examples"See chapter 5, section 2.1 regarding soundalike cases. With respect to the copyright in the sound recording, however, it would not be infringement..."
Etymology
From sound + alike, perhaps modelled on lookalike.
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