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Definition of sound effect noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sound effect

noun
 
/ˈsaʊnd ɪfekt/
 
/ˈsaʊnd ɪfekt/
 [usually plural]
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  1. a sound that is made artificially, for example the sound of the wind or a battle, and used in a film, play, computer game, etc. to make it more realistic
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    Topics Film and theatreb2, Computersb2
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