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- [ster-ee-oh, steer-]
- /ˈstɛr iˌoʊ, ˈstɪər-/
- /ˈster.i.əʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ster-ee-oh, steer-]
- /ˈstɛr iˌoʊ, ˈstɪər-/
Definitions of stereo word
- noun plural stereo stereoscopic photography. 1
- noun plural stereo a stereoscopic photograph. 1
- noun plural stereo stereophonic sound reproduction. 1
- noun plural stereo a system or the equipment for reproducing stereophonic sound. 1
- noun plural stereo Printing. stereotype (defs 1, 2). 1
- adjective stereo pertaining to stereophonic sound, stereoscopic photography, etc. 1
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Origin of stereo
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; by shortening
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Stereo
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stereo popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stereo usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stereo
noun stereo
- boom box — A boom box is a large portable machine for playing music, especially one that is played loudly in public by young people.
- cd player — A CD player is a machine on which you can play CDs.
- gramophone — a phonograph.
- graphophone — a phonograph for recording and reproducing sounds on wax records.
- hi-fi — high fidelity.
Antonyms for stereo
adjective stereo
- mono — infectious mononucleosis.
- monophonic — Music. of or relating to monophony.
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