gramophone

[gram-uh-fohn]

noun

1. a phonograph.

gramophone

/ ˌɡræməˈfɒnɪk, ˈɡræməˌfəʊn /

noun

1. 1. US and Canadian name: phonograph. 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

   2. ( as modifier )

      a gramophone record

2. the technique and practice of recording sound on disc

   the gramophone has made music widely available

Other Word Forms

• gramophonic adjective
• gramophonical adjective
• gramophonically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of gramophone¹

First recorded in 1887; originally a trademark; apparently inversion of phonogram now obsolete name for a phonographic cylinder

Word History and Origins

Origin of gramophone¹

C19: originally a trademark, perhaps based on an inversion of phonogram; see _phono- , _-gram

Example Sentences

He often cited his first musical memory as "winding up a gramophone playing opera records, and trying to sing along to it".

From BBC

Gilded gramophone in hand or not, Montenegro views the nomination alone as a symbol of the group’s personal growth.

From Los Angeles Times

The brand, named "His Master's Voice", was launched English composer Edward Elgar in 1921, selling gramophones, radios and popular music hall recordings.

From BBC

The original presenter was Franklin Engelmann, who played "a selection from the top shelf of current popular gramophone records".

From BBC

Nigerian Afrobeats giant Burna Boy was nominated in a total of four categories but did not walk away with a single golden gramophone.

From BBC

Related Words

• stereo