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megaphone

nounmasculine/mɨ.ɣɐ.ˈfɔ.nɨ/low

me·ga·fo·ne

Definition

A portable device, usually cone-shaped, that amplifies the voice, directing the sound in a specific direction.
The coach shouted instructions through a megaphone.
The protesters used megaphones to make themselves heard.
Common collocations
shout through a megaphoneelectronic megaphone

Etymology

Do grego 'megas' (grande) + 'phōnē' (som), através do inglês 'megaphone'.

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