gramophone
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
  • (British) IPA: [ˈɡɹæ.məˌfəʊn]
  • (America) IPA: [ˈɡɹæ.məˌfoʊn]
Noun

gramophone (plural gramophones)

  1. (British, dated) A record player.
Synonyms
Gramophone
Etymology

Originally the name of a brand of phonograph; coined from roots by Emile Berliner after the invention of the first phonograph.

Noun

gramophone

  1. (obsolete) A Grammy.



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