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headphone

noun

Electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
H
Ends with
E
Contains
EA
Scrabble score
18
CEFR level
A2

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Pronunciation

ˈhedfəʊn

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noun

  1. Electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear

    “It was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked”

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It was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked

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