Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From sound + alike, perhaps modelled on lookalike.
