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Phonograph

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈfəʊnəˌɡɹɑːf

Definitions

  1. A device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe.
  2. A device that records or plays sound from cylinder records.
    British, historical
  3. A record player.
    Canada, US, historical
  4. A character or symbol used to represent a sound, especially one used in phonography.
    dated

Equivalents

Españolfonógrafo
DeutschPhonograph
Portuguêsfonógrafo
17 more languages

Examples

“[…]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.'”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

phonograph record phonograph record or disc Phonographer Phonographic Phonographically phonographist

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