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open-back

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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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adj

Meaning 1

Of headphones: only partially covering the ear, so that there is airflow to the wearer's ears.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: open-ear, open-eared

Antonyms: closed-back

History

Etymology

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