Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
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.
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noun
consumer electronics equipment for entertainment, such as televisions and music centres
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
unbleached cotton textiles
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
spirits which are brown in colour, such as whiskey
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Qualifier: beverage industry
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History
From their colour. Consumer electronics equipment formerly had a brown wooden veneer.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
