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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
Fictional works written with the intent of fitting into a specific literary genre (such as mystery, romance, or horror) with an existing audience.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: authorship, broadcasting, communications, film, journalism, literature, media, publishing, television, writing
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Antonyms: none provided
History
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Across languages
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