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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.
noun
Software for which a payment is required.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: buyware, costware
Antonyms: free software, freeware
History
From pay + -ware.
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
