SOUNDALIKE

Meaning of SOUNDALIKE in English

/sownd"euh luyk'/ , n.

a person or thing that sounds like another, esp. a better known or more famous prototype: a whole spate of Elvis Presley soundalikes.

[ 1965-70; n. use of v. phrase sound alike, on the model of LOOKALIKE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

SOUNDALIKE — noun Date: 1970 one that sounds like another, ~ adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SOUNDALIKE — ˈsau̇ndəˌlīk noun ( -s ) Etymology: sound + -alike (IV) (as in lookalike — herein) : one (as a person …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOUNDALIKE — n. person who sounds like another, thing that sounds very much like another
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOUNDALIKE — noun Date: 1970 : one that sounds like another • soundalike adjective
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOUNDALIKE — ■ noun a person or thing sounding very like another.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SOUNDALIKE — [sound.alike] n (1970): one that sounds like another
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOUNDALIKE — / ˈsaʊndəlaɪk; NAmE / noun a person who sounds very similar to sb who is famous
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOUNDALIKE — also sound-alike ( soundalikes) A soundalike is someone, especially a singer, whose voice resembles that of a famous person. ...an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOUNDALIKE — also sound-alike A ~ is someone, especially a singer, whose voice resembles that of a famous person. ...an Elvis-~. N-COUNT: …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOUNDALIKE — n. Pronunciation: ' sau ̇ n-d ə - ˌ l ī k Function: noun Date: 1970 : one that sounds …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SOUND-ALIKE — see soundalike
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOUND-ALIKE — see soundalike
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
NOMINAL SEMIDESTRUCTOR — Soundalike slang for " National Semiconductor ", found among other places in the 4.3BSD networking sources. During the late 1970s …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
CONFUSER — Common soundalike slang for `computer'. Usually encountered in compounds such as `confuser room', `personal confuser', `confuser guru'. Usage: silly.
Jargon File English vocabulary
NOMINAL SEMIDESTRUCTOR — Soundalike slang for `National Semiconductor', found among other places in the Networking/2 networking sources. During the late 1970s to mid-1980s …
Jargon File English vocabulary

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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