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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noun
An early version of an animated scene, consisting of rough sketches that are photographed or scanned.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: animation
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noun
An informal test of whether a girl needs to wear a bra, based on whether a pencil placed in the inframammary fold stays in place or not.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A method of determining racial identity during apartheid, based on how easily a pencil pushed through a person's hair can be removed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa, historical
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History
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