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stereo
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noun (plural stereos)
1 (also stereo system) [C] a machine that plays CDs or cassettes, or a radio, etc. that has two separate SPEAKERS so that you hear different sounds from each:
a car / personal stereo * Let's put some music on the stereo.
2 [U] the system for playing recorded music, speech, etc. in which the sound is directed through two channels:
to broadcast in stereo
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stereo (also formal stereophonic ) adjective [onlybeforenoun]:
stereo sound
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