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sound system

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noun

  1. any system of sounds, as in the speech of a language

  2. integrated equipment for producing amplified sound, as in a hi-fi or a mobile disco, or as a public-address system on stage

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It has an anchor locker, for heaven’s sake, a wash-down spray hose and a nightclub-caliber sound system that I doubt is Audubon-approved.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Every exercise machine in the gym had a slot to connect your iPod directly to a personalized sound system.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

That was the song that would blast over the Yankee Stadium sound system whenever Mariano Rivera emerged from the bullpen to put his opponents to sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Gladwin Wright, known as Gladdy Wax and one of the UK's longest-running sound system operators, has been involved with the carnival for almost 40 years.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Soft music plays from some sort of built-in sound system.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

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