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soundalikes

soundalikes is the plural of soundalike.

Meaning of soundalike

Noun

soundalike (plural soundalikes)

  1. A music recording with this trait. (Often distinguished from plagiarism by themes of covering, pastiche (tribute), or parody, but sometimes inviting copyright disputes).
    • See chapter 5, section 2.1 regarding soundalike cases. With respect to the copyright in the sound recording, however, it would not be infringement...1994, Thomas J Smedinghoff, The Software Publishers Association Legal Guide to Multimedia
  2. A word that is either homophonous or sounds similar enough to another that confusion of the two is known to happen.
    • Tall-man lettering is sometimes used to reduce risk around soundalikes and lookalikes [medication names].

Questions about soundalikes

What is soundalikes the plural of?
Soundalikes is the plural of soundalike.

Words near soundalikes in the dictionary

  1. sounda
  2. soundable
  3. soundage
  4. soundages
  5. soundalike
  6. soundalikes
  7. soundbank
  8. soundbanks
  9. soundbar
  10. soundbars
  11. soundbite

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