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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 specific range of radio frequencies legally allocated by international and national governments for licensed amateur radio operators to communication; see ham radio.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: radio band
History
ham + band; ham being a pejorative slang term used by professional operators refer to amateurs (e.g. "ham-fisted"); band from radio band.
