gramophone

See also: Gramophone

English

Etymology

From Gramophone (“a trademark”), coined by Emile Berliner after the invention of the first phonograph, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “letter”) and φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).

Noun

gramophone (plural gramophones)

  1. (Britain, dated) A record player.

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References

  • The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1914

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