Gramophone Definition
grămə-fōn
noun
Old-fashioned term for phonograph.
Webster's New World
A record player; a phonograph.
American Heritage
An early type of phonograph, esp. one with a large, funnel-shaped acoustic horn.
Webster's New World
(obsolete) A Grammy.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- acoustic gramophone
Other Word Forms of Gramophone
Noun
Singular:
gramophone
Plural:
gramophonesOrigin of Gramophone
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From Gramophone (“a trademark”), coined by Emile Berliner after the invention of the first phonograph, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (gramma, “letter”) and φωνή (fone, “sound”).
From Wiktionary
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Originally the name of a brand of phonograph; coined from Ancient Greek roots by Emile Berliner after the invention of the first phonograph. See gramophone.
From Wiktionary
Originally a trademark
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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