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 mode of play in roguelike games, allowing the player to create objects on demand, to be resurrected in the case of death, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, uncountable
Topics: video-games
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Synonyms: god mode, wizmode
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A special mode that is activated once the player completes a long and difficult series of tasks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: pinball
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
The pinball usage is derived from The Who's 1969 concept album Tommy and its song "Pinball Wizard".
