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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verb
Synonym of count noses (“to count people one at a time; to determine the number of supporters of a particular politician or issue”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Synonyms: count noses
Antonyms: none provided
History
From tell (“to count, reckon, or enumerate”) + noses.
