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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gram•o•phone (gram′ə fōn′),USA pronunciation n. - Sound Reproductiona phonograph.
- apparently inversion of phonogram now obsolete name for a phonographic cylinder 1887; origin, originally a trademark
gram•o•phon•ic (gram′ə fon′ik),USA pronunciation gram′o•phon′i•cal, adj. gram′o•phon′i•cal•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gramophone /ˈɡræməˌfəʊn/ n - Also called: acoustic gramophone a device for reproducing the sounds stored on a record: now usually applied to the nearly obsolete type that uses a clockwork motor and acoustic horn
US and Canadian name: phonograph - (as modifier): a gramophone record
- the technique and practice of recording sound on disc: the gramophone has made music widely available
Etymology: 19th Century: originally a trademark, perhaps based on an inversion of phonogram; see phono-, -gram |