speakerphone

speakerphone
/spee"keuhr fohn'/, n.
a telephone or telephone attachment equipped with both loudspeaker and microphone, thus permitting the instrument to be used without being held.
[1955-60, Amer.; (LOUD)SPEAKER + (MICRO)PHONE or (TELE)PHONE]

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