meg•a•phone
Pronunciation: (meg'u-fōn"), [key]
— n., v., -phoned, -phon•ing.
—n.
- a cone-shaped device for magnifying or directing the voice, chiefly used in addressing a large audience out of doors or in calling to someone at a distance. Cf.
—v.t., v.i.
- to transmit or speak through or as if through a megaphone.
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