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talking machine
noun
- Older Use. a phonograph.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of talking machine1
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Example Sentences
This was the first practical and commercially usable talking machine.
These copies or duplicates are the talking-machine records which the public ultimately purchases.
The blank has become the “master record,” and the first stage of producing a talking-machine record has been passed.
An empty cigarette box can be easily changed to a useful container for talking-machine needles, as shown in the sketch.
Edison's crowning discovery at Menlo Park was the celebrated 'phonograph,' or talking machine.
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