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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 5.25-inch floppy diskette.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: mini-floppy
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicbor. Latin Minius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minium Italian minio Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian miniare Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh2? Latin -tūra Italian -tura Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- English disk English -ette ▲ English cassetteinflu. English diskette English mini-diskette From mini- + diskette.
