gramophone
see also: Gramophone
Etymology
Gramophone
Etymology
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see also: Gramophone
Etymology
From the trademark Gramophone, coined by German-American inventor Emile Berliner in 1887 after the invention of the first phonograph, from Ancient Greek γράμμα + φωνή ("sound").
Pronunciation Noungramophone (plural gramophones)
- (British, dated) A record player.
- phonograph (North America)
Gramophone
Etymology
Originally the name of a brand of phonograph; coined from
gramophone
- (obsolete) A Grammy.
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