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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
Excessively literal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: hyperliteral
Antonyms: figurative, metaphorical, idiomatic
Broader terms: literal
History
From over- + literal.
