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earpiece

ear·piece

UK/ˈɪəpiːs/ US/ˈɪɹpiːs/ uncommon

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”

Origin

From ear + piece.

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