stereo system
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈstɛrɪoʊ ˈsɪstəm/
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sistema estéreo
- He decided to upgrade his stereo system to enjoy a better audio experience while watching movies at home.
- car stereo system
- home stereo system
- stereo system and TV
Everything from the lights to the shades to entertainment like TV and the stereo system and music.
- Everything from the lights to the shades to entertainment like TV and the stereo system and music.
- Like there's a scene where like Don Cheadle is, is trying to sell this guy this, this stereo system and he's got like this, this country twang.
Examples
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Furniture, prints on the walls, Oriental rugs, stereo system, books: everything was gone.
Fiction book (1999) -
A digital clock radio on the stereo system flicks to "6:00 A.M." and heavy metal comes crashing forth from the radio.
Fiction book (1990) -
Hey, have you ever heard my stereo system?
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Those are two very important things to have in a stereo system.
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A stereo system and a big screen TV as a present?
Fiction book (1996) -
You know the rooms on the regular floors all have their own stereo systems so the patients can listen to whatever they like.
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One easy chair, a television, and a good stereo system completed the pleasant room.
Fiction book (1991) -
Romney visited the family on Christmas Eve and gave the boys a stereo system and VCR.
Blog text (23) -
When Julia comes over, Jake makes two pots of black coffee and puts an opera on the wall-to-wall stereo system.
Fiction book (1991) -
There was a big couch against another wall, and across from it, the TV set, a stereo system, a few racks of CDs and cassettes, and a tall, stuffed bookcase.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
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1.8
A sound system with two speakers that makes music seem to come from different directions
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3.5
A set of electronic devices that records, makes louder, or plays sound
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3.4
Electronic devices used to play, record, or make sound louder
Equipment with two or more speakers that makes sound seem to come from different places
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a set of electronic equipment for playing recorded music' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'stereo' (a sound system with speakers) and 'system' (a collection of interacting components); a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer it refers to an audio setup. This is a straightforward, non-idiomatic compound that follows common cross-linguistic patterns and therefore is immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
Stereo system: The noun stereo system comes from the idea that stereo uses two or more separate speakers placed left and right to make sound feel like it is coming from around you. So a stereo system is a system meaning 'a set of equipment' with speakers that makes music feel more real.