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tannoy.

A public address system.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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noun/ˈtænɔɪ/
  1. A public address system.

    Commonwealth · Ireland · UK · colloquial
Where this word comes from

A genericised trademark of Tannoy Ltd, a manufacturer of public address systems. "Tannoy" is a syllabic abbreviation of tantalum + alloy, which was the material used in a type of electrolytic rectifier developed by the company.

verb/ˈtænɔɪ/
  1. To transmit, or communicate with, by means of a public address system.

    Commonwealth · Ireland · UK · ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

A genericised trademark of Tannoy Ltd, a manufacturer of public address systems. "Tannoy" is a syllabic abbreviation of tantalum + alloy, which was the material used in a type of electrolytic rectifier developed by the company.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.