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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.
noun
A form of programming (cinematic, television, live action, etc.) that provides both information and entertainment, consisting of mostly celebrity news and human drama.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: soft news
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Information and/or entertainment facilities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: documentary, docudrama, documentary film
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick
History
Blend of information + entertainment.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
