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 series of alphabetically marked or otherwise labelled semicircular cut-outs in the fore edge of a large reference book, encyclopaedia, Bible, etc., that allows quick access to various parts of the text.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
one of a series of rounded notches in the fore edge of a book to indicate sections
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: notch
History
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