sound system
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.01 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
A mobile platform playing selected recorded music, set up as a social event, often with an entrance fee.
Example Sentences
- "One young Tamil teacher had assimilated the sound-system of English so thoroughly to that of his mother-tongue that none of the Chinese and Malay children understood him."
- "Rooted in Caribbean culture and introduced to the UK by the Windrush generation, sound systems – static or truck-bound collectives of MCs and DJs playing music through customised, bass-heavy speakers – have been integral to Notting Hill carnival since 1973."