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Mike
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Mike

\ˈmīk\

Definition of MIKE

—a communications code word for the letter m

First Known Use of MIKE

1942

Other Alphabet Terms

cuneiform, linear, minuscule, pictograph, rune, symbology, wedge

Rhymes with MIKE

bike, dike, fyke, haik, hike, like, mike, pike, psych, shrike, sike, spike, strike, trike, tyke

1mike

noun \ˈmīk\

Definition of MIKE

: microphone
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Examples of MIKE

  1. The announcer was wearing a mike.

Origin of MIKE

by shortening & alteration
First Known Use: 1924

Other Audio Recording Terms

baffle, dub, fidelity, transcription, treble

Rhymes with MIKE

bike, dike, fyke, haik, hike, like, pike, psych, shrike, sike, spike, strike, trike, tyke

2mike

transitive verb
mikedmik·ing

Definition of MIKE

: to supply with a microphone

First Known Use of MIKE

1939

Other Audio Recording Terms

baffle, dub, fidelity, transcription, treble

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