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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Stereo- \Ste"re*o-\ [Gr. stereo's solid. See {Stare} to gaze.] A combining form meaning solid, hard, firm, as in stereo-chemistry, stereography.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
stereo
adjective: designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels [syn: {stereophonic}, {two-channel}]
noun
1: reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound [syn: {stereo system}, {stereophonic system}]
2: two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together [syn: {stereoscopic picture}, {stereoscopic photograph}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "stereo": Gramophone, PA, PA system, Victrola, audio sound system, audiophile, binaural system, bitch box, bullhorn, cartridge, ceramic pickup, changer, crystal pickup, derived four-channel system, discrete four-channel system, four-channel stereo system, hi-fi, hi-fi fan, high-fidelity, intercom, intercommunication system, jukebox, magnetic pickup, monaural system, mono, needle, nickelodeon, phonograph, photoelectric pickup, pickup, public-address system, quadraphonic sound system, radio-phonograph combination, record changer, record player, sound reproduction system, sound truck, squawk box, stylus, system, tape deck, tape recorder, tone arm, transcription turntable, turntable
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