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megaphone.

A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/UK/ˈmɛɡəˌfoʊn/General-American
  1. A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction.

  2. Mouthpiece or promoter; one who speaks for or publicizes on behalf of another.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From mega- + -phone.

verb/ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/UK/ˈmɛɡəˌfoʊn/General-American
  1. To use a megaphone; to speak through a megaphone.

    intransitive · transitive
Where this word comes from

From mega- + -phone.

noun/ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/UK/ˈmɛɡəˌfoʊn/General-American
  1. A cytotoxic neolignan obtained from the laurel Aniba megaphylla.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Named for the root Aniba megaphylla + -one.

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