Phrase guide
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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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adj
A newspaper's edition is ready to start printing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: journalism, media, publishing, typography
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From the time when type was set manually on a stone slab. When the stone was finally cleared, the print run could begin.
