gramophone
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noun
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US and Canadian name: phonograph. Also called: acoustic gramophone. a device for reproducing the sounds stored on a record: now usually applied to the nearly obsolete type that uses a clockwork motor and acoustic horn
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a gramophone record
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the technique and practice of recording sound on disc
the gramophone has made music widely available
Other Word Forms
- gramophonic adjective
- gramophonical adjective
- gramophonically adverb
Etymology
Origin of gramophone
First recorded in 1887; originally a trademark; apparently inversion of phonogram now obsolete name for a phonographic cylinder
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Both Gaga and Lamar have five previous nominations for album of the year, but neither has ever lifted the coveted gold gramophone in that category.
From BBC
He often cited his first musical memory as "winding up a gramophone playing opera records, and trying to sing along to it".
From BBC
Gilded gramophone in hand or not, Montenegro views the nomination alone as a symbol of the group’s personal growth.
From Los Angeles Times
The brand, named "His Master's Voice", was launched English composer Edward Elgar in 1921, selling gramophones, radios and popular music hall recordings.
From BBC
The original presenter was Franklin Engelmann, who played "a selection from the top shelf of current popular gramophone records".
From BBC
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