Etymology

sone

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Today it means: a subjective unit of loudness for an average listener equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz sound that has an intensity 40 decibels above the listener's own threshold of hearing Full definition →

Latin sonus
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sone · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromsonus“sound”
  2. English todaysone

From Latin sonus (“sound”).

Sone · noun2

  1. Korean · derived from소원(所願)“wish”
  2. English todaySone

From Korean 소원(所願) (sowon, “wish”), a reference to the 2009 Girls' Generation song, "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)."

Words from the same roots

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