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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 loop in a film projector that isolates the film strip from vibration and tension, allowing film to be continuously shot and projected for extended periods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Invented by Woodville Latham, who applied for a patent in 1896.
