mouthpiece

Pronunciation: /ˈmaʊθˌpiːs/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person
  2. noun an acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks
  3. noun a spokesperson (as a lawyer)

Etymology

From mouth + piece.

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aperture

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