"sound system" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sound systems [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sound system (plural sound systems)
  1. An electronic system used to reproduce sound. Synonyms: soundsystem (english: chiefly Jamaican sense) Translations (electronic system that produces sound): lydsystem [neuter] (Danish), sonaparato (Esperanto), Soundsystem [neuter] (German), ηχοσύστημα (ichosýstima) [neuter] (Greek), hangosítás (Hungarian), hangtechnika (Hungarian), hangosító berendezés (Hungarian), erősítés (Hungarian), hangerősítés (Hungarian), hangberendezés (Hungarian), hifiberendezés (Hungarian), hangsugárzó rendszer (Hungarian), hangosítástechnikai rendszer (Hungarian), lydanlegg [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), lydanlegg [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Sense id: en-sound_system-en-noun-i4FTqDPi Disambiguation of 'electronic system that produces sound': 60 14 26
  2. The set of speech sounds that make up a language; a phonology. Translations (the set of speech sounds that make up a language; a phonology): hangrendszer (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-sound_system-en-noun-fOksqJuG Disambiguation of 'the set of speech sounds that make up a language; a phonology': 2 94 4
  3. (music, originally Jamaica) A mobile platform playing selected recorded music, set up as a social event, often with an entrance fee. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-sound_system-en-noun-xThtUC8u Categories (other): Jamaican English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 22 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 18 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 8 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 9 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 24 16 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 25 24 51 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 30 19 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 31 21 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 28 23 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 26 25 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 25 14 61 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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