gramophone

CEFRC1

[ˈɡɹæ.məˌfəʊn]

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An old machine that plays sound from records.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A Grammy.

Examples

  • The gramophone was born of Edison's brain.

  • Tom has a gramophone.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈɡɹæ.məˌfoʊn]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A record player.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From the trademark Gramophone, coined by German-American inventor Emile Berliner in 1887 after the invention of the first phonograph, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “letter”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).