"phonography" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: phonographies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi Etymology: From French phonographie. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|phonographie}} French phonographie Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} phonography (usually uncountable, plural phonographies)
  1. The transcription of speech using symbols. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (transcription of speech using symbol): fonografia [feminine] (Catalan), phonographie [feminine] (French), φωνογραφία (fonografía) (Greek), fonografia [feminine] (Italian), fonografia [feminine] (Portuguese), фонография (fonografija) (Russian), fonogràfija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), fonografía [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-phonography-en-noun-R0CFeFQT Disambiguation of 'transcription of speech using symbol': 72 12 10 6
  2. A form of shorthand using such symbols. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-phonography-en-noun-npstckvY
  3. (dated) The art of constructing, or using, the phonograph. Tags: dated, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-phonography-en-noun-5lKp6UJN
  4. (Internet slang, euphemistic) Pornography; explicit depiction of sexual subject matter. Tags: Internet, euphemistic, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-phonography-en-noun-KXUyJ2CE Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English minced oaths, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 3 8 82 Disambiguation of English minced oaths: 7 7 14 73 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 12 9 21 58 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 5 5 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 4 5 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 4 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 7 7 8 79 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 7 7 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 13 8 9 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 6 7 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 6 7 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 5 6 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 7 6 7 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 5 6 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cardiophonography, electrocardiophonography, phonographer Related terms: phoneography

Inflected forms

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        "feminine"
      ],
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      "sense": "transcription of speech using symbol",
      "word": "φωνογραφία"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fonografia"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fonografia"
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      "sense": "transcription of speech using symbol",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fonogràfija"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "sense": "transcription of speech using symbol",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fonografía"
    }
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}

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