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- [meg-uh-fohn]
- /ˈmɛg əˌfoʊn/
- /ˈmeɡ.ə.fəʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [meg-uh-fohn]
- /ˈmɛg əˌfoʊn/
Definitions of megaphone word
- noun megaphone 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. 1
- noun megaphone A large funnel-shaped device for amplifying and directing the voice. 1
- noun megaphone loudspeaker, loudhailer 1
- countable noun megaphone A megaphone is a cone-shaped device for making your voice sound louder in the open air. 0
- noun megaphone a funnel-shaped instrument used to amplify the voice 0
- noun megaphone a large, funnel-shaped device for increasing the volume of the voice and directing it 0
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Origin of megaphone
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1875-80; mega- + -phone
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Parts of speech for Megaphone
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
megaphone popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
megaphone usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for megaphone
noun megaphone
- amplifier — An amplifier is an electronic device in a radio or stereo system which causes sounds or signals to get louder.
- bullhorn — A bullhorn is a device for making your voice sound louder in the open air.
- pa system — a combination of electronic devices that makes sound audible via loudspeakers to many people, as in an auditorium or out of doors.
- loudspeaker — any of various devices, usually electronic, by which speech, music, etc., can be intensified and made audible throughout a room, hall, or the like.
- pa — father.
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