gramophone

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see also: Gramophone

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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

• phonograph (North America)

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Gramophone

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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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