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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
Synonym of plain old telephone service
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications
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Synonyms: plain old telephone service
Antonyms: none provided
History
From post office + telephone + system, due to the telephone network being established by the post office, in some jurisdictions.
