US /ˈmɛɡəˌfoʊn/ UK /ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/
noun Freq #26078

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct the human voice

    She used a megaphone to address the crowd.

Thesaurus

Word family
Forms megaphones
Derived forms megaphonicmegaphonistpissaphone

Etymology

Named for the root Aniba megaphylla + -one.

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