Etymology

talkloid

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Today it means: The practice of producing speech using singing voice synthesis software, such as Vocaloid. Full definition →

Japanese トークロイド
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  1. Japanese · borrowed fromトークロイド
  2. English todaytalkloid

Borrowed from Japanese トークロイド (tōkuroido); (analyzable as) blend of talk + Vocaloid.

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