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cocktail party effect

noun

Etymology

Suggesting a party where many groups of people are talking at the same time.

Definitions

  1. The ability (or the difficulty) of focusing one's attention on a single auditory source…

    The ability (or the difficulty) of focusing one's attention on a single auditory source in a jumble of noises.

The neighborhood

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