- 1a piece of equipment that changes electrical signals into sound, used in public places for announcing things, playing music, etc. Their names were called over the loudspeaker. see public address system
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- 2(old-fashioned) the part of a radio or piece of musical equipment that the sound comes out of synonym speaker
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