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megaphone

The correct spelling is megaphone.

How to pronounce megaphone

noun

IPA: /ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/

Say it like: Meg-afo-ne

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

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction.
  2. 2.Mouthpiece or promoter; one who speaks for or publicizes on behalf of another.
  3. 3.A cytotoxic neolignan obtained from the laurel Aniba megaphylla.

verb

  1. 1.To use a megaphone; to speak through a megaphone.

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