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
At Tulane University, a student said their nose was broken after a protester struck them in the head with a megaphone. Simone Weichselbaum, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024 Industry leaders should provide local storytellers with a megaphone. Diego Ávalos, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2024
Verb
The protesters' message spread out as hundreds of Diamondbacks fans passed through the streets, with the megaphoned chants amplifying through Chase Field's west side entrances. Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 26 May 2024 Students need more than ganas, and relying so much on this idea is toxic and detrimental to Latinx students who constantly get this individualistic message megaphoned into them. Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 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 9 Oct. 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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