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gramophone¹

  • [ˈɡɹæ.məˌfəʊn] UK
  • [ˈɡɹæ.məˌfoʊn] US

Rhymes with -æməfəʊn

Where it comes from

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”).

noun gramophones

  1. UK, dated A record player.

    Similar: phonograph

Gramophone²

Where it comes from

Originally the name of a brand of phonograph; coined from Ancient Greek roots by Emile Berliner after the invention of the first phonograph. See gramophone.

noun

  1. obsolete A Grammy.

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@misc{gramophone_2026,
  title = {gramophone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gramophone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}