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quadraphonic

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quadraphonic /ˌkwɒdrəˈfɒnɪk / (also quadrophonic)
adjective (of sound reproduction) transmitted through four channels:
a CD player with quadraphonic sound.
– DERIVATIVES
quadraphonically (also quadrophonically) adverb
quadraphonics /ˌkwɒdrəˈfɒnɪks / (also quadrophonics) plural noun
quadraphony /kwɒˈdrɒfəni , ˈkwɒdrəˌfɒni / (also quadrophony) noun
– ORIGIN 1960s: from quadri- four + a shortened form of stereophonic.