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English

Etymology

From Greek φωνή (fōnē, “sound”) and γραφή (grafē, “writing”)

Noun

phonograph (plural phonographs)

  1. Literally, a device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe.
  2. (UK, historical) A device that records or plays sound from cylinder records.
  3. (North America) A turntable, especially an early, archaic record player.

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