sound\ sheet

sound\ sheet
noun slang informal
A thin low-quality phonograph recording frequently bound into books and magazines for use as promotional or advertising material; it may have either a spoken or a musical message.

Don't throw that away; Sue is collecting sound sheets for her market research course.


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