The headphones
Example: I use the headphones to listen to my favorite songs.
Definition
"The headphones" are a pair of small loudspeakers worn over or inside the ears to listen to audio privately without disturbing others, commonly used for enjoying music or other sound recordings.
Etymology
The term "the headphones" combines 'head,' referring to the part of the body where the device is worn, and 'phones,' derived from the Greek word 'phōnē,' meaning sound or voice. The word evolved as these devices became popular for personal audio listening.
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"The headphones" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - Music - (A1) - set 1", containing 104 commonly used words.
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