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gramophone

[ˈɡɹæ.məˌfoʊn]

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
gra-mo-phone
IPA
[ˈɡɹæ.məˌfoʊn]
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A record player.

British usage; Dated

noun

A Grammy.

Obsolete

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma) Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ) English Gramophoneder. English gramophone 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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: γράμμα

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: [ˈɡɹæ.məˌfoʊn]
  • British English: [ˈɡɹæ.məˌfəʊn]

Usage

Inflected Forms

gramophones (plural)

Derived Forms

gramophonic gramophonist gramophony radiogram radiogramophone

Phrases

gramophone record

Synonyms

phonograph acoustic gramophone

Questions

How do you pronounce gramophone?
The recorded pronunciation is [ˈɡɹæ.məˌfoʊn].
What does gramophone mean?
A record player.
Where does gramophone come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce gramophone

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