vamphorn

vamphorn
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: vamp (II) + horn; from its use by the choir leader to amplify his voice as an accompaniment to the rest of the choir
: a megaphone used in churches during the 18th and early 19th centuries

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/vamp"hawrn'/, n.
a megaphone in use during the 18th and early 19th centuries for public address in church services.
[VAMP1 + HORN; so called from its use in amplifying one voice as an accompaniment in choral singing]

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  • vamphorn — vàmphōrn m DEFINICIJA glazb. pov. megafon koji se upotrebljavao u 18. i ranom 19. st. u crkvama ETIMOLOGIJA engl. ← v. vamp + njem. Horn: rog (nazvan tako jer se upotrebljavao da umnoži jedan glas kako bi zvučao kao zborska pjevačka pratnja) …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • vamphorn — /vamp hawrn /, n. a megaphone in use during the 18th and early 19th centuries for public address in church services. [VAMP1 + HORN; so called from its use in amplifying one voice as an accompaniment in choral singing] * * * …   Universalium

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