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The correct spelling is sample.
How to pronounce sample
noun
IPA: /sæːm.pəl/
Say it like: Sam-ple
The correct spelling is sample. A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen. For example: "a blood sample"
Usage Examples
“a blood sample”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen.
- 2.A subset of a population selected for measurement, observation or questioning, to provide statistical information about the population.
- 3.A small quantity of food for tasting, typically given away for free.
- 4.A small piece of some goods, for determining quality, colour, etc., typically given away for free.
- 5.Gratuitous borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording.
verb
- 1.To take or to test a sample or samples of.
- 2.To reduce a continuous signal (such as a sound wave) to a discrete signal.
- 3.To reuse a portion of (an existing sound recording) in a new piece of music.
- 4.To make or show something similar to a sample.
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