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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A loudspeaker that is designed to produce sounds that are very low-pitched.

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  • noun An electronic speaker designed to produce low-frequency sound, especially bass.

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  • noun a loudspeaker that is designed to reproduce very low bass frequencies

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sub- + woof (“the sound a dog makes”) + -er

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