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.
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Sound system
Synonyms for "sound system" (27 found)
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Noun(7 words)
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9 entriesacoustic managementadjective of evaluationaudio equipmentaudio workflowdescriptive adjectiveelectronic equipmentqualitative descriptorstate of being adjectivesystem
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18 entriesPA systemcarefulfunctionalhome theater systemintactjudiciouslevelheadedlogicaloperationalprudentreliablesound check protocolspeaker placement planstereoundamagedvalid
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11 entriesPA systemchurch sound systemhome sound systemportable sound systemsound advicesound evidencesound plansound policysound reasoningsound studystereo system
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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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