Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

human microphone

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: hu-man mi-cro-phone
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A means of delivering a speech to a large group of people, wherein persons gathered around the speaker repeat the speaker's words, thus amplifying the voice of the speaker without the need for amplification equipment.

Example Sentences

"By linking the word to the body and the crowd, the human microphone transformed an obstacle into an important asset for the social movements in the street."

Synonyms

people's mic people's microphone

Questions

What does human microphone mean?: A means of delivering a speech to a large group of people, wherein persons gathered around the speaker repeat the speaker's words, thus amplifying the voice of the speaker without the need for amplification equipment.

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