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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
A generic deity; the listener's or reader's god of choice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, humorous
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noun
Alternative form of $DEITY.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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History
From the syntax of environment variables in Unix shells, and the practice of putting paths to user's software of choice in generically named variables like EDITOR or PAGER.
