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magnetophone

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magnetophone

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From magneto- + -phone. The sense “tape recorder” is probably a semantic loan from German Magnetophon (modern spelling Magnetofon), which was initially a brand name).

noun magnetophones

  1. dated A tape recorder (device using magnetic tape as a storage medium).
  2. dated An electromagnetic microphone.

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"magnetophone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/magnetophone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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magnetophone. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/magnetophone

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"magnetophone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/magnetophone.

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@misc{magnetophone_2026,
  title = {magnetophone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/magnetophone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}