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gramophone

[ gram-uh-fohn ]

noun

  1. a phonograph.


gramophone

/ ˌɡræməˈfɒnɪk; ˈɡræməˌfəʊn /

noun

    1. Also calledacoustic 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 US and Canadian namephonograph
    2. ( as modifier )

      a gramophone record

  1. the technique and practice of recording sound on disc

    the gramophone has made music widely available

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Derived Forms

  • gramophonic, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²µ°ù²¹³¾Â·´Ç·±è³ó´Ç²Ô·¾±³¦ [gram-, uh, -, fon, -ik], ²µ°ù²¹³¾î€…o·±è³ó´Ç²Ôi·³¦²¹±ô adjective
  • ²µ°ù²¹³¾î€…o·±è³ó´Ç²Ôi·³¦²¹±ô·ly adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gramophone1

First recorded in 1887; originally a trademark; apparently inversion of phonogram now obsolete name for a phonographic cylinder
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gramophone1

C19: originally a trademark, perhaps based on an inversion of phonogram; see phono- , -gram
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Gilded gramophone in hand or not, Montenegro views the nomination alone as a symbol of the group’s personal growth.

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The brand, named "His Master's Voice", was launched English composer Edward Elgar in 1921, selling gramophones, radios and popular music hall recordings.

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The original presenter was Franklin Engelmann, who played "a selection from the top shelf of current popular gramophone records".

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Nigerian Afrobeats giant Burna Boy was nominated in a total of four categories but did not walk away with a single golden gramophone.

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Some elements of the stage – like the gramophone in the middle – will remain the same.

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