Meaning of soundalike | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A sound that audibly resembles another.
2. A music recording with this trait. (Often distinguished from plagiarism by themes of covering, pastiche (tribute), or parody, but sometimes inviting copyright disputes).
3. A word that is either homophonous or sounds similar enough to another that confusion of the two is known to happen.

Examples

“See⟳ chapter 5, section 2.1 regarding soundalike cases. With respect⟳ to the copyright in the sound⟳ recording, however, it would not be infringement...”

“In recent years there has been an increase⟳ in the number⟳ of soundalike recordings...”

“Tall-man lettering is sometimes used to reduce⟳ risk⟳ around soundalikes and lookalikes [medication names].”

“Somewhat more problematic for a theory of written transmission are errors where a word is replaced not by a synonym but by a soundalike.”

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