gramophone

American  

[gram-uh-fohn] / ˈgræm əˌfoʊn /

noun

1. a phonograph.

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gramophone British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• gramophonic adjective
• gramophonical adjective
• gramophonically adverb

Etymology

Origin of gramophone

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

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Example Sentences

"I want to dedicate this award to all the people who had to leave their homeland, their country to follow their dreams," Bad Bunny said as he accepted his groundbreaking gramophone.

From Barron's

Bad Bunny is in the running for six prizes at the Grammy Awards, including the night's most prestigious Album of the Year gramophone.

From Barron's

After 26 years, Eve was given a golden gramophone Thursday night during the Recording Academy Honors presented by the Black Music Collective in front of a star-studded audience.

From Los Angeles Times

Lamar, the Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper who won five gramophones last year, has nine nominations this time around -- the most of any artist -- including for Record and Song of the year.

From Barron's

Both Gaga and Lamar have five previous nominations for album of the year, but neither has ever lifted the coveted gold gramophone in that category.

From BBC

Related Words

• stereo