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 word in a language that bears a resemblance to a word in another language and has an equivalent meaning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see true, friend.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
By analogy with false friend.
