"soundalike" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: soundalikes [plural]
Etymology: From sound + alike, perhaps modelled on lookalike. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sound|alike}} sound + alike Head templates: {{en-noun}} soundalike (plural soundalikes)
  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).
    Sense id: en-soundalike-en-noun-gUK-KlJ0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33
  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.
    Sense id: en-soundalike-en-noun-1mB6Z7IC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33
  3. A sound that audibly resembles another.
    Sense id: en-soundalike-en-noun-BrDe9IMR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33

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