megaphone

[ meg-uh-fohn ]
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noun
  1. a cone-shaped device for magnifying or directing the voice, chiefly used in addressing a large audience out of doors or in calling to someone at a distance.: Compare bullhorn.

verb (used with or without object),meg·a·phoned, meg·a·phon·ing.
  1. to transmit or speak through or as if through a megaphone.

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Origin of megaphone

1
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; mega- + -phone

Other words from megaphone

  • meg·a·phon·ic [meg-uh-fon-ik], /ˌmɛg əˈfɒn ɪk/, adjective
  • meg·a·phon·i·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for megaphone

megaphone

/ (ˈmɛɡəˌfəʊn) /


noun
  1. a funnel-shaped instrument used to amplify the voice: See also loud-hailer

Derived forms of megaphone

  • megaphonic (ˌmɛɡəˈfɒnɪk), adjective
  • megaphonically, adverb

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