soundlore
Information or knowledge about soundsInformation or knowledge about sounds.
UK/ˈsaʊnd.lɔː/US/ˈsaʊnd.lɔɹ/
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Information or knowledge about sounds.
(dated, uncountable)The study of sounds; phonology.
Origin
From sound + lore. Perhaps calqued from German Lautlehre (“phonology”, literally “sound-loFrom sound + lore. Perhaps calqued from German Lautlehre (“phonology”, literally “sound-lore”).
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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