Phonograph Meaning
/ˈfəʊnəˌɡɹɑːf/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe.
nounA device that records or plays sound from cylinder records.
Sentence Examples
Compact discs have entirely taken the place of phonograph records.
I have to change the sapphire of my phonograph.
CEFR Practice Quiz
My grandfather used a ____ to play his old vinyl records.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The antique ____ in the corner of the room still played old vinyl records with remarkable clarity.
Word Origin & History
From phono- + -graph.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[…]I've knew people that if they got a rag rug on the floor and a kewpie doll lamp on the phonograph they think they're runnin' a parlor house.'"
— 1937, John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men, Covici Friede:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
My grandfather used a ____ to play his old vinyl records.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The antique ____ in the corner of the room still played old vinyl records with remarkable clarity.