gramophone
a phonograph.
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Origin of gramophone
1Other words from gramophone
- gram·o·phon·ic [gram-uh-fon-ik], /ˌgræm əˈfɒn ɪk/, gram·o·phon·i·cal, adjective
- gram·o·phon·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use gramophone in a sentence
The landlord, an unstoppable gramophone of garrulity, entering by the street-door and bearing down upon him, put him to flight.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeShe stood staring down a row of pink gramophone throats till he rejoined her and slipped his arm through hers.
Summer | Edith WhartonThere was a click and two doors, ludicrously like the doors which deaden the volume of gramophone music, flew open.
The Daffodil Mystery | Edgar WallaceIts pivot had been destroyed in transit and Correll had replaced it by a gramophone needle, which was found too insensitive.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonSpeeches, toasts and a gramophone concert made the evening pass quickly and enjoyably.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
British Dictionary definitions for gramophone
/ (ˈɡræməˌfəʊn) /
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
Origin of gramophone
1Derived forms of gramophone
- gramophonic (ˌɡræməˈfɒnɪk), adjective
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