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- US Pronunciation
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- [sound-boks]
- /ˈsaʊndˌbɒks/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sound-boks]
- /ˈsaʊndˌbɒks/
Definitions of soundbox word
- noun soundbox a chamber in a musical instrument, as the body of a violin, for increasing the sonority of its tone. 1
- noun soundbox the resonating chamber of the hollow body of a violin, guitar, etc 0
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Origin of soundbox
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; sound1 + box1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Soundbox
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
soundbox popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
soundbox usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with soundbox
- how to make a soundbox?
See also
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