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earpiece
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
earpiece
(noun)
earpiece
/
ˈ
iɚˌpiːs/
noun
plural
earpieces
earpiece
/
ˈ
iɚˌpiːs/
noun
plural
earpieces
Britannica Dictionary definition of EARPIECE
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1
:
a part of a device that is placed in the ear for listening to something
the
earpiece
of a stethoscope
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either one of the two pieces that support eyeglasses by resting on the ears
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