"megaphone" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/ [UK], /ˈmɛɡəˌfoʊn/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-megaphone.wav Forms: megaphones [plural]
Etymology: From mega- + -phone. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|mega|phone}} mega- + -phone Head templates: {{en-noun}} megaphone (plural megaphones)
  1. A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction. Synonyms: bullhorn [US], speaking trumpet Translations (portable device used to amplify a person's voice): megafon [masculine] (Albanian), مُكَبِّر صَوْت (mukabbir ṣawt) [masculine] (Arabic), بُوق (būq) [masculine] (Arabic), بوق (būq) [Moroccan-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), մեգաֆոն (megafon) (Armenian), ռուպոր (ṙupor) [colloquial] (Armenian), megafon (Azerbaijani), мегафо́н (mjehafón) [masculine] (Belarusian), ру́пар (rúpar) [masculine] (Belarusian), гучнагавары́цель (hučnahavarýcjelʹ) [masculine] (Belarusian), ру́пор (rúpor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), мегафо́н (megafón) [masculine] (Bulgarian), високоговори́тел (visokogovorítel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), အော်လန် (aulan) (Burmese), megàfon [masculine] (Catalan), 大聲公 (Chinese Cantonese), 大声公 (daai⁶ seng¹ gung¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 擴音器 (Chinese Mandarin), 扩音器 (kuòyīnqì) (Chinese Mandarin), megafon [masculine] (Czech), megafon [common-gender] (Danish), megafoon [masculine] (Dutch), megafono (Esperanto), megafon (Estonian), megafoni (Finnish), huutotorvi (Finnish), porte-voix [masculine] (French), portevoix (French), mégaphone [masculine] (French), megáfono [masculine] (Galician), მეგაფონი (megaponi) (Georgian), Megafon [neuter] (German), Sprachrohr (note: also fig.) [neuter] (German), Sprechtrichter [masculine] (German), Flüstertüte [colloquial, feminine] (German), μεγάφωνο (megáfono) [neuter] (Greek), τηλεβόας (tilevóas) [masculine] (Greek), χωνί (choní) [neuter] (Greek), ντουντούκα (ntountoúka) [feminine] (Greek), מֵגָפוֹן \ מגאפון (megafon) [masculine] (Hebrew), मेगाफ़ोन (megāfon) [masculine] (Hindi), megafon (Hungarian), megafono (Ido), megafon (Indonesian), corong suara (Indonesian), megafono [masculine] (Italian), メガホン (megahon) (Japanese), 伝音器 (den'onki) (alt: でんおんき) (Japanese), мегафон (megafon) (Kazakh), គ្រឿងបំពងសំឡេង (krɨəng bɑmpɔɔng sɑmleing) (Khmer), 메가폰 (megapon) (Korean), 전음기 (jeoneumgi) (alt: 傳音器) (Korean), 경음기 (gyeong'eumgi) (alt: 警音機) [North-Korea] (Korean), 확성기 (hwakseonggi) (alt: 擴聲器) (Korean), мегафон (megafon) (Kyrgyz), megaphonum (Latin), megaphonium (Latin), megafons [masculine] (Latvian), megafonas [masculine] (Lithuanian), Megaphon [masculine] (Luxembourgish), megafon (Malay), megafon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), megafon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), مگافون (megâfôn) (Persian), Spräakjrua [neuter] (Plautdietsch), megafon [masculine] (Polish), megafone [masculine] (Portuguese), megafon [neuter] (Romanian), мегафо́н (megafón) [masculine] (Russian), ру́пор (rúpor) [masculine] (Russian), громкоговори́тель (gromkogovorítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), ме̏гафо̄н [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), mȅgafōn [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), megafón [masculine] (Slovak), megafón [masculine] (Slovene), megáfono [masculine] (Spanish), megafon [common-gender] (Swedish), panalingagngag (Tagalog), мегафон (megafon) (Tajik), โทรโข่ง (too-rá-kòong) (Thai), megafon (Turkish), мегафо́н (mehafón) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ру́пор (rúpor) [masculine] (Ukrainian), гучномо́вець (hučnomóvecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), megafon (Uzbek), loa phóng thanh (Vietnamese), loa (Vietnamese), spikamahorn (Volapük), spikamarüd (Volapük), hôt-pårleu [masculine] (Walloon), megaffon [masculine] (Welsh)
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  2. (figuratively) Mouthpiece or promoter; one who speaks for or publicizes on behalf of another. Tags: figuratively
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Hypernyms: loudhailer, blowhorn Derived forms: megaphonic, megaphonist
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/ [UK], /ˈmɛɡəˌfoʊn/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-megaphone.wav
Etymology: Named for the root Aniba megaphylla + -one. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||one||ketone}} + -one Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} megaphone (uncountable)
  1. (organic chemistry) A cytotoxic neolignan obtained from the laurel Aniba megaphylla. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds
    Sense id: en-megaphone-en-noun-Yn2uNB44 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/ [UK], /ˈmɛɡəˌfoʊn/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-megaphone.wav Forms: megaphones [present, singular, third-person], megaphoning [participle, present], megaphoned [participle, past], megaphoned [past]
Etymology: From mega- + -phone. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|mega|phone}} mega- + -phone Head templates: {{en-verb}} megaphone (third-person singular simple present megaphones, present participle megaphoning, simple past and past participle megaphoned)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To use a megaphone; to speak through a megaphone. Tags: intransitive, transitive
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Etymology number: 1

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          "name": "Terms with Welsh translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction."
      ],
      "id": "en-megaphone-en-noun-AtuQcARD",
      "links": [
        [
          "portable",
          "portable"
        ],
        [
          "hand-held",
          "hand-held"
        ],
        [
          "funnel",
          "funnel"
        ],
        [
          "amplify",
          "amplify"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "US"
          ],
          "word": "bullhorn"
        },
        {
          "word": "speaking trumpet"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "megafon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "mukabbir ṣawt",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "مُكَبِّر صَوْت"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "būq",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "بُوق"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ary",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "būq",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "Moroccan-Arabic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "بوق"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "megafon",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "մեգաֆոն"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "ṙupor",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "ռուպոր"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "megafon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "mjehafón",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "мегафо́н"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "rúpar",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ру́пар"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "hučnahavarýcjelʹ",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "гучнагавары́цель"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "rúpor",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ру́пор"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "megafón",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "мегафо́н"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "visokogovorítel",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "високоговори́тел"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "aulan",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "အော်လန်"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "megàfon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "大聲公"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "daai⁶ seng¹ gung¹",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "大声公"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "擴音器"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "kuòyīnqì",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "扩音器"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "megafon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "megafon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "megafoon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "megafono"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "megafon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "megafoni"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "huutotorvi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "porte-voix"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "portevoix"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mégaphone"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "megáfono"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "megaponi",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "მეგაფონი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Megafon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "note": "also fig.",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Sprachrohr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Sprechtrichter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Flüstertüte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "megáfono",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "μεγάφωνο"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "tilevóas",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "τηλεβόας"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "choní",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "χωνί"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ntountoúka",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ντουντούκα"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "megafon",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "מֵגָפוֹן \\ מגאפון"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "megāfon",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "मेगाफ़ोन"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "megafon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "megafono"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "megafon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "corong suara"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "megafono"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "megahon",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "メガホン"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "alt": "でんおんき",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "den'onki",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "伝音器"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "megafon",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "мегафон"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "krɨəng bɑmpɔɔng sɑmleing",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "គ្រឿងបំពងសំឡេង"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "megapon",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "메가폰"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "alt": "傳音器",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jeoneumgi",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "전음기"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "alt": "警音機",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gyeong'eumgi",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "North-Korea"
          ],
          "word": "경음기"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "alt": "擴聲器",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "hwakseonggi",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "확성기"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "megafon",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "мегафон"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "megaphonum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "megaphonium"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "megafons"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "megafonas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Megaphon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "megafon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "megafon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "megafon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "megâfôn",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "مگافون"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Spräakjrua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "megafon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "megafone"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "megafon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "megafón",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "мегафо́н"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "rúpor",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ру́пор"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "gromkogovorítelʹ",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "громкоговори́тель"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ме̏гафо̄н"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mȅgafōn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "megafón"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "megafón"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "megáfono"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "megafon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "panalingagngag"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "megafon",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "мегафон"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "too-rá-kòong",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "โทรโข่ง"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "megafon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "mehafón",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "мегафо́н"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "rúpor",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ру́пор"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "hučnomóvecʹ",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "гучномо́вець"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "megafon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "loa phóng thanh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "loa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "spikamahorn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "portable device used to amplify a person's voice",
          "word": "spikamarüd"
        },
        {
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      "word": "គ្រឿងបំពងសំឡេង"
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