noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɔːdi.əʊbʊk/
British, Southern, Standard:/ˈoːdɪjəwbɵk/
US:/ˈɔdi.oʊbʊk/without the cot–caught merger
US, cot-caught-merger:/ˈɑdi.oʊbʊk/
US:cot-caughtRecorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Canada:/ˈɒdi.oʊbʊk/
Australian:/ˈoːdi.əʉbʊk/
New-Zealand:/ˈoːdi.ɐʉbʊk/
Scotland:/ˈɔde.obʉk/
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noun
Meaning 1
A recording, usually made available for sale, of a reading of the full text or of an abridgement of a book.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: talking book
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ewisder. Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *awizdiō Latin audi(ō) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English audio- English book English audiobook From audio- + book.
Across languages
Translations
80 source translations are retained for this English entry.