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noun electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. French télé- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. French -phone French téléphonebor. English telephone English phone English headphone From…
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