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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
An audio message, usually (1) in lieu of an SMS text message or (2) as a note to self in audio form.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: voice message
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: note, message
History
From voice + note. Late 2010s. Widespread since the 2020s. Predated by a trade name VoiceNote (1990s) for voicemail software; that trade name was not widely used among the general public.
