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    What Japanese electronics company name is "all sound" when translated into English?

    Question #54760. Asked by bjb. (Feb 03 05 12:31 PM)


    RickF

    		Panasonic

    Feb 04 05, 3:37 AM
    Baloo55th

    		Panasonic. Greek pan = all or universal, and Latin sonus = sound.

    Feb 09 05, 1:32 PM

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