Gramophone Meaning
[ˈɡɹæ.məˌfəʊn]Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA record player.
nounA Grammy.
Sentence Examples
The gramophone was born of Edison's brain.
Tom has a gramophone.
CEFR Practice Quiz
We saw an old ____ from the 1920s that played vinyl records.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The antique collector was very excited to find a working ____ that could play old vinyl records from the 1920s.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma) Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ) English Gramophoneder. English gramophone 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”).
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CEFR Practice Quiz
We saw an old ____ from the 1920s that played vinyl records.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The antique collector was very excited to find a working ____ that could play old vinyl records from the 1920s.