gramophone
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9.2
- noun
- /ˈɡræməˌfoʊn/
- Archaic
:
gramófono
- Upon looking it up in Kovel's, they discovered that the gramophone was the single most valuable thing they had owned.
- gramophone record
- an old gramophone
- gramophone horn
Had we won a Grammy on camera, I would have thanked the engineers for making the gramophone that, that's a piece of technology, that gramophone.
- Had we won a Grammy on camera, I would have thanked the engineers for making the gramophone that, that's a piece of technology, that gramophone.
Examples
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He carefully placed the needle on the vinyl record, and the lovely melody filled the air from the gramophone.
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Did you bring any new gramophone records by any chance ?
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I brought this gramophone and lots of new albums.
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Suddenly, she stopped, realizing she had not wound the gramophone for a long time.
Fiction book (1993) -
Slowly, she walked over to the gramophone and wound the handle.
Fiction book (1993) -
The familiar tune drifted forth from the gramophone: I'll remember you, you remember, too...
Fiction book (1993) -
Sophie has put a record on the gramophone; it sings "Ade! Du kleine Gasse!" in a scratchy, plaintive voice.
Fiction book (1997) -
As she cranked the handle, the beautiful music began to play from the gramophone in the corner of the room.
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The gramophone produced a warm, rich sound that transported listeners back to a bygone era.
Synonyms
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3.0
A machine that plays music from vinyl discs using a needle
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8.8
A machine that plays music from old records
1
9.9
A unit that measures how loud a sound seems or an informal word for a record player
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9.9
An early machine that records and plays back sound
An old record player with a large horn that makes sound without electricity
A machine with a radio and a record player in one
Compounds
- Archaic
An old record player with a large horn that makes sound without electricity
How Old-Fashioned
- Archaic
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9.2
- Archaic
17
3.9
42
1.5
7
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word gramophone comes from Greek parts gram ('something written' or 'recorded') and phone ('sound' or 'voice'), like in telegram and telephone. So a gramophone is a machine for 'recorded sound', which is why it plays music from records.