"gramophone" meaning in English

See gramophone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈɡɹæ.məˌfəʊn] [UK], [ˈɡɹæ.məˌfoʊn] [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-gramophone.wav [US] Forms: gramophones [plural]
enPR: grămʹ-ə-fōn' Rhymes: -æməfəʊn Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|Gramophone}} Gramophone, {{coin|en|Emile Berliner|in=1887|nat=German-American|nobycat=1|nocap=1|occ=inventor}} coined by German-American inventor Emile Berliner in 1887, {{der|en|grc|γράμμα||letter}} Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “letter”), {{m|grc|φωνή||sound}} φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gramophone (plural gramophones)
  1. (British, dated) A record player. Tags: British, dated Synonyms: phonograph [North-America]

Inflected forms

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