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headphone

[hed-fohn]

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noun Usually headphones.

Audio. a headset designed for use with a stereo system.

any set of earphones.

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Origin of headphone

First recorded in 1910–15; head + -phone

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for headphone

Contemporary Examples of headphone

Meanwhile, it was no secret that Apple had a headphone problem.
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Marlow Stern
June 28, 2014
No matter what the soft drink commercials and headphone companies say, football is not about the star players.
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Nico Hines
June 16, 2014
The majority of the somewhat strange soundtracks are reserved for headphone listening—a silent disco of sorts.
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Chloë Ashby
November 29, 2013

Historical Examples of headphone

As he tugged and struggled with them a shout rang in his headphone.
Astounding Stories, February, 1931
Various
Wires were then run to the transformer, tuner attached, the headphone wired on, and the aerial and ground connections made.
The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure
Gerald Breckenridge
Then well get the Inca to put on the headphone and give him an earful from the battlement.
The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure
Gerald Breckenridge
Thereupon Mr. Hampton placed the headphone upon the Incas head.
The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure
Gerald Breckenridge
He indicated Jack, who at his fathers direction, continued to wear the headphone and smiled invitingly.
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Gerald Breckenridge

Word Origin and History for headphone

n.

1914, from head (n.) + second element extracted from telephone.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper