GRAMOPHONE Definition & Meaning

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gramophone

[gram-uh-fohn]

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noun

a phonograph.

gramophone

/ ˌɡræməˈfɒnɪk, ˈɡræməˌfəʊn /

noun

1. US and Canadian name: phonograph.��Also called: acoustic gramophone.��a device for reproducing the sounds stored on a record: now usually applied to the nearly obsolete type that uses a clockwork motor and acoustic horn
2. ( as modifier )
  a gramophone record
the technique and practice of recording sound on disc
the gramophone has made music widely available

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

gramophonic adjective
gramophonical adjective
gramophonically adverb

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of gramophone¹

First recorded in 1887; originally a trademark; apparently inversion of phonogram now obsolete name for a phonographic cylinder

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of gramophone¹

C19: originally a trademark, perhaps based on an inversion of phonogram; see _phono- , _-gram

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Gilded gramophone in hand or not, Montenegro views the nomination alone as a symbol of the group’s personal growth.

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The brand, named "His Master's Voice", was launched English composer Edward Elgar in 1921, selling gramophones, radios and popular music hall recordings.

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The original presenter was Franklin Engelmann, who played "a selection from the top shelf of current popular gramophone records".

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Nigerian Afrobeats giant Burna Boy was nominated in a total of four categories but did not walk away with a single golden gramophone.

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Some elements of the stage – like the gramophone in the middle – will remain the same.

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