posted on Nov, 5 2011 @ 07:20 AM
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Sound (disambiguation)
[edit] Alternative forms
soune (obsolete), sowne (obsolete)
[edit] Pronunciation
IPA: /saʊnd/, SAMPA: /saUnd/
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Rhymes: -aʊnd
[edit] Etymology 1
Old English gesund (“safe", "whole", "healthy”)
[edit] Adjective
sound (comparative sounder, superlative soundest)
1.Healthy. He was safe and sound.
2.Complete, solid, or secure. Fred assured me the floorboards were sound.
3.(mathematics, logic) (argument, logical system) having the soundness property. [quotations ▼]
4.(UK, slang) Good or a good thing. "How are you?" - "I'm sound."
That's a sound track you're playing.
[edit] Derived terms
[hide ▲]terms derived from sound (adjective)
safe and sound
sound as a bell
soundly
[edit] Translations
[show ▼]healthy
[hide ▲]complete, solid, or secure
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