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HEDF-ohnz/ˈhedfəʊnz/

Headphones are a pair of speakers you wear over your ears to listen to music or a film. Usually plural: headphones; a pair of headphones. Earphones go in the ear; headphones sit on the head. Take off your headphones in class. Not a headband (hair).

Meaning

A pair of speakers you wear over your ears to listen to music. Usually plural.

Examples

• “She is wearing headphones on the bus.”
• “My headphones are broken.”
• “Do not turn the headphones up too loud.”

Good to know

usually plural: headphones / a pair of. Contrast: earphones (in the ear). Mix-up: headband.

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