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stereophony

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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

Pronunciation

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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1

noun

Meaning 1

The reproduction of stereophonic sound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stereo, stereo system, stereophonic system

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: reproducer

Narrower terms: ghetto blaster, boom box, iPod, quadraphony, quadraphonic system, quadriphonic system, Walkman

History

Etymology

From stereo- + -phony.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: estereofonia — reproduction of stereophonic sound
  • Finnish: stereofonia — reproduction of stereophonic sound
  • French: stéréophonie — reproduction of stereophonic sound
  • Italian: stereofonia — reproduction of stereophonic sound