"kinetophone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kinetophones [plural]
Etymology: kineto- + -phone Etymology templates: {{confix|en|kineto|phone}} kineto- + -phone Head templates: {{en-noun}} kinetophone (plural kinetophones)
  1. (historical) A machine combining a kinetoscope and a phonograph synchronized so as to reproduce a scene and its accompanying sounds. Tags: historical Synonyms: kinetophonograph

Inflected forms

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