radiogram
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
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a unit comprising a radio and record player
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a message transmitted by radiotelegraphy
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another name for radiograph
Etymology
Origin of radiogram1
First recorded in 1900–05; radio- + -gram 1
Origin of radiogram2
First recorded in 1905–10; radio + gram(ophone)
Example Sentences
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As we embarked on the list, he described a fascination with sound, its power and projection, that began as a young boy at the house of a neighbour who had a big radiogram.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2022
The eulogy from "Kitch", the marvellous calypsonian, commemorating one of Test cricket's outstanding bowling performances, at Trent Bridge in 1953, was often played scratchily on the radiogram in my grandparents' front room.
From The Guardian • Apr. 5, 2010
As Robin turns the record over, he leans on the radiogram and one of the front legs gives slightly.
From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2010
Urged on by a radiogram from MacArthur, the commission closed the trial a little more than a month after it began.
From Time Magazine Archive
After Ugwu watched Master drive out of the compound, he went and stood beside the radiogram and looked at it carefully, without touching it.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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