soundtrack English · revision 15088

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=compound|attested=1928}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈsaʊnd.træk/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a compound, [[af|en|sound|track]], perhaps suggested by the earlier use of track for phonograph recordings.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The sound component of a film, first carried on a narrow band at the side of the filmstrip: 1928 in Merriam-Webster, 1929 in Etymonline.^(MWU 2024)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It came to mean the music of a film, and a commercial recording of that music.^(AHD)^(Chambers 2008) The verb, to provide a film with a soundtrack, is a later use.^(COED 2004)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1928 – soundtrack.^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1929 – sound-track.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The music or sound that accompanies a film.^(AHD)^(COED 2004)

+ # A recording of the music of a film, sold commercially.^(AHD)^(Chambers 2008)^(LDOCE 2009)

+ # A narrow strip at the side of a film on which the sound is recorded.^(AHD)^(COED 2004)

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+ ===Verb===

+ # To provide a film with a soundtrack.^(COED 2004)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[sound]]

+ * [[track]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}