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megaphone

[ meg-uh-fohn ]

noun

  1. 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. Compare bullhorn.


verb (used with or without object)

megaphoned, megaphoning.
  1. to transmit or speak through or as if through a megaphone.

megaphone

/ ˌmɛɡəˈfɒnɪk; ˈmɛɡəˌfəʊn /

noun

  1. a funnel-shaped instrument used to amplify the voice See also loud-hailer
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ³¾±ð²µ²¹Ëˆ±è³ó´Ç²Ô¾±³¦²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
  • megaphonic, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾±ð²µÂ·²¹Â·±è³ó´Ç²Ô·¾±³¦ [meg-, uh, -, fon, -ik], adjective
  • ³¾±ð²µî€…a·±è³ó´Ç²Ôi·³¦²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of megaphone1

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; mega- + -phone
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He bellowed through his megaphone at politicians heading into work and became closely associated with dissent against the wars in both Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Additionally, by verifying and describing the leak, Noem essentially rebroadcasted it — this time with a louder megaphone and the imprimatur of the United States.

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The South African government has said it will not take part in "counterproductive megaphone diplomacy" following a fresh social media post by US President Donald Trump repeating his claim that Pretoria was confiscating land.

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He got on the megaphone and began telling people not to come out, not to speak to ICE agents and not to sign anything.

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To an outsider, the scene might sound like an episode of “Storage Wars†— gibberish over a megaphone — and look a bit like a zombie apocalypse.

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