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earpiece

UK/ˈɪəpiːs//ˈɪɹpiːs/

earpiece noun: a speaker placed inside or held near to the ear.

earpiece: a speaker placed inside or held near to the ear
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Noun

earpiece (plural earpieces)

  1. A speaker placed inside or held near to the ear.
    • Holonym: headpiece (sometimes holonymous)
    • Holding the earpiece to my ear, I could hear him speaking clearly.
  2. A receiver of a telephone to hold near to one's ear.
  3. The arm on a pair of glasses that hooks over the ear to hold them in place.
    • My glasses won't stay on, as I've broken the left earpiece.

Forms of earpiece

pluralearpieces

Plural of earpiece: earpieces

Origin of earpiece

From ear + piece.

Words formed from earpiece

Questions about earpiece

What does earpiece mean?
Earpiece means a speaker placed inside or held near to the ear.
What part of speech is earpiece?
Earpiece is a noun.
How do you pronounce earpiece?
Earpiece is pronounced /ˈɪəpiːs/ (UK).
What is the plural of earpiece?
The plural of earpiece is earpieces.

Words near earpiece in the dictionary

  1. earphone
  2. earphoned
  3. earphones
  4. earpick
  5. earpicks
  6. earpiece
  7. earpieced
  8. earpieces
  9. earplug
  10. earplugged
  11. earplugging

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