🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

dispositif de parole

Pronunciation / Transliteration: deez-poh-zee-teef duh par-l

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Speech Device/spiːtʃ dɪˈvaɪs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Ce dispositif de parole aide les utilisateurs à communiquer."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An electronic or mechanical device designed to facilitate or enhance spoken communication.

    "The new speech device allows users to communicate more effectively with voice recognition technology."
  2. 2

    A tool or apparatus used for the purpose of producing or analyzing speech.

    "Researchers developed a speech device to help children with speech impairments."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'speech' originates from the Old English 'spǣc', which is related to the Proto-Germanic '*sprēkwō', meaning 'to speak'. 'Device' comes from the Old French 'devis', meaning 'design' or 'plan', which traces back to the Latin 'divisus', meaning 'divided'. Together, they denote a tool or instrument related to spoken communication.

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