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microscope
/ˈmaɪkrəˌskəʊp/
noun
A device with lenses that makes tiny things look much bigger.
- “Students looked at a leaf through a microscope in biology class.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))