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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
A button on an alarm clock which, when pressed, silences the alarm temporarily, granting a few more minutes of sleep before the alarm sounds again.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
A feature introduced in the General Electric "Snooz-Alarm" line of alarm clocks, trademarked in 1958.
Across languages
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