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
A motion picture that features an audio accompaniment, thus allowing the characters' speech to be heard by the audience (as well as a musical score).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Topics: broadcasting, cinematography, film, media, television
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Synonyms: talkie, talking film, talking movie
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a movie with synchronized speech and singing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: talkie
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick
History
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