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victrola¹

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From the brand name Victrola.

noun victrolas

  1. Any upright or console model phonograph from the early 1900s, usually with a wooden cabinet body and an interior horn for the projection of sound, that plays 78 rpm records using a steel needle.

Victrola²

  • /vɪkˈtɹoʊlə/ US
  • /vɪkˈtɹəʊlə/ UK

Rhymes with -əʊlə

Where it comes from

From Victor + -ola, modeled after pianola.

noun Victrolas

  1. A brand-name model of phonograph and phonograph records manufactured and sold by the Victor Talking Machine Company and later RCA Victor beginning in 1906. A small boy stood at the Victrola turning its handle and smiling at the sound of Bert Williams’ “Save a Little Dram for Me.”

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@misc{victrola_2026,
  title = {victrola},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/victrola},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}