megaphone

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noun

mega·​phone ˈme-gə-ˌfōn How to pronounce megaphone (audio)
: a cone-shaped device used to intensify or direct the voice
megaphonic adjective

megaphone

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verb

megaphoned; megaphoning; megaphones

transitive verb

: to transmit or address through or as if through a megaphone

intransitive verb

: to speak through or as if through a megaphone

Examples of megaphone in a Sentence

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Noun
Johnson’s father describes seeing the video for the first time Johnson’s family arrived with Washington as protesters spoke into a megaphone outside the jail entrance. James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2024 The new mural also contains an image of longtime community leader and activist Chava Bustamante shouting into a megaphone and carrying a United Farm Workers flag. Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 25 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for megaphone 

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

mega- + -phone entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1878, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1901, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of megaphone was in 1878

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Cite this Entry

“Megaphone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megaphone. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

megaphone

noun
mega·​phone
ˈmeg-ə-ˌfōn
: a cone-shaped device used to direct the voice and increase its loudness

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