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Main Entry:	sound [sound] Show IPA/saʊnd/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	accepted, established
Synonyms:	all there, authoritative, canonical, dependable, fair, faithful, fly, go, hanging together, holding together, holding up, holding up in wash, holding water, kosher*, legal, legit, loyal, orthodox, proper, proven, received, recognized, reliable, reputable, safe, sanctioned, secure, significant, solid, solvent, stable, standing up, tried-and-true, true, valid, washing
Antonyms:	distrusted, refused, rejected

* = informal/non-formal usage
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Concept:	Sound.
Category:	2. Sensation; special sensation; sound; sound in general
Synonyms:	-nouns sound, noise, strain; accent, twang, intonation, tone; cadence; sonorousness; audibility; resonance; voice; aspirate; ideophone; rough breathing., [Science, of sound] acoustics; phonics, phonetics, phonology, phonography; diacoustics, diaphonics; phonetism. -verbs produce sound; sound, make a noise; give out sound, emit sound; resound. -adjectives sounding; soniferous; sonorous, sonorific; resonant, audible, distinct; stertorous; phonetic; phonic, phonocamptic. -phrases "a thousand trills and quivering sounds" [Addison]; forensis strepitus.
Antonyms:	silence
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