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soundscape

Syllabification: (sound·scape)
Pronunciation: /ˈsoun(d)ˌskāp/
Definition of soundscape

noun

  • a piece of music considered in terms of its component sounds:his lush keyboard soundscapes
  • the sounds heard in a particular location, considered as a whole:institutions concerned with the world soundscape as an ecologically balanced entity

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Definition of soundscape in the British & World English dictionary
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