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meg•a•phone



Pronunciation: (meg'u-fōn"), [key]
—n., v., -phoned, -phon•ing.

—n.
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. Cf. bull horn.

—v.t., v.i.
to transmit or speak through or as if through a megaphone.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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