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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries마이크
Pronunciation / Transliteration: maikeu
"가수가 공연을 시작하기 전에 마이크를 조정했습니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A device used to convert sound into an electrical signal.
"The singer adjusted the mic before starting the performance."
- 1
To equip or set up with a microphone.
"The technician will mic the instruments for the recording session."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'mic' is a 20th-century truncation/clipping of the English noun 'microphone', which derives from the Greek roots 'mikros' meaning small and 'phōnē' meaning voice or sound. Initially used as informal broadcast and studio jargon, it has since become the standard accepted spelling and term across global entertainment and digital communication.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mic" is said worldwide
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micro
Transliteration: mik-ro
"Le chanteur a ajusté le micro avant de commencer la performance."
Mikrofon
Transliteration: mi-kro-fon
"Der Sänger hat das Mikrofon vor dem Auftritt eingestellt."
microfono
Transliteration: mi-kro-fo-no
"Il cantante ha regolato il microfono prima di iniziare la performance."
micrófono
Transliteration: mi-cro-fo-no
"El cantante ajustó el micrófono antes de comenzar la actuación."
microfone
Transliteration: mi-cro-fone
"O cantor ajustou o microfone antes de começar a apresentação."
माइक्रोफोन
Transliteration: maikrofon
"गायक ने प्रदर्शन शुरू करने से पहले माइक्रोफोन को समायोजित किया।"
麦克风
Transliteration: mài kè fēng
"歌手在开始表演前调整了麦克风。"
마이크
Transliteration: maikeu
"가수가 공연을 시작하기 전에 마이크를 조정했습니다."
マイク
Transliteration: maiku
"歌手はパフォーマンスを始める前にマイクを調整しました。"
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