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.
noun
A long and uncommon word used in place of a shorter and simpler one with the intent to appear sophisticated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, idiomatic
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Synonyms: twenty-five cent word, two-dollar word, five-dollar word
Antonyms: ten-cent word
History
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