speakerphone

speak·er·phone

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [spee-ker-fohn]
- /ˈspi kərˌfoʊn/
- /ˈspiː.kə.fəʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spee-ker-fohn]
- /ˈspi kərˌfoʊn/

Definitions of speakerphone word

noun speakerphone a telephone or telephone attachment equipped with both loudspeaker and microphone, thus permitting the instrument to be used without being held. 1
variable noun speakerphone A speakerphone is a telephone that has a microphone and a loudspeaker, allowing you to talk to someone without putting the phone to your ear, as well as allowing other people to hear the person you are talking to. 0
noun speakerphone a telephone incorporating an external microphone and loudspeaker, allowing several people to participate in a call at the same time 0
noun speakerphone a telephone with a speaker and microphone that enables more than one person to take part in a call 0

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Origin of speakerphone

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

1955-60, Americanism; (loud)speaker + (micro)phone or (tele)phone

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Parts of speech for Speakerphone

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Speakerphone

speakerphone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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