polyphone
[ pol-ee-fohn ]
Origin of polyphone
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How to use polyphone in a sentence
The Old Dear now put a penny in the slot of the polyphone, and winding it up started it playing.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists | Robert TressellHe had had six and a half pints of beer, and had listened to two selections on the polyphone at a total cost of one penny.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists | Robert Tressell
British Dictionary definitions for polyphone
polyphone
/ (ˈpɒlɪˌfəʊn) /
noun
a letter or character having more than one phonetic value, such as English c, pronounced (k) before a, o, or u or (s) before e or i
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