distinct sound

collocation in English

meaningsofdistinctandsound

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distinct
adjective
uk
/dɪˈstɪŋkt/us
/dɪˈstɪŋkt/
clearly noticeable; that ...
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sound
noun
uk
/saʊnd/us
/saʊnd/
something that you can hear or that can ...
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(Definition ofdistinctandsoundfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The combined sound was not unpleasant to listen to, even though there were up to twelvedistinctsoundelements occurring together.
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Theirdistinctsoundis kwee.
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Kwaito music has adistinctsound.
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Castagnari accordions are known for theirdistinctsound.
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Thus, it appears necessary to reconstruct as adistinctsound.
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Neither technology prevents shadows, while both produce adistinctsoundupon activation and deactivation.
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Note that the peaks between the notches are sharper when there's feedback, giving adistinctsound.
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Each neck provides adistinctsound, one neck is feminine and the other masculine.
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The album shows the potential of the band but does not focus on adistinctsound.
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They are naturally produced by bells, giving them theirdistinctsound.
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We feel that we have our owndistinctsound, but it is constantly evolving.
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Farfisa refers to the manufacturer of the electronic organ that gives this song itsdistinctsound.
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Each generation ie. development seemed to add to thedistinctsoundof the record.
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The band's albums each have a newdistinctsounddifferent from the last.
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Individual groups often add to or slightly modify this setup to create their owndistinctsound.
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This made the guitar light, and the hollowness gave it a verydistinctsound.
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He had only walked a short distance when he heard thedistinctsoundof a body hitting the water.
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A rank is one graduated set of similar pipes that produces adistinctsoundor tonal color.
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They'd rather develop theirdistinctsoundeven if it doesn't get them fans from the mainstream audience.
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Several of these movements are not for visual effect but for producing adistinctsoundto attract the female.
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Many piano and keyboard parts have adistinctsoundof a call and answer reaction to the lyrics sung.
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They are recognized as having adistinctsoundand style, comparable with very few other local bands.
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High-speed propellers often create tiny bubbles in the water, and this cavitation has adistinctsound.
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It is very guitar-driven, stripped down, and the album has a verydistinctsound, considering that it is the band's debut album.
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When, in the early 1980s, the duo began gigging simply with bass, drums and vocals, the present form of theirdistinctsoundslowly took shape.
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