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phonograph
noun pho·no·graph \ˈfō-nə-ˌgraf\
Definition of PHONOGRAPH
: an instrument for reproducing sounds by means of the vibration of a stylus or needle following a spiral groove on a revolving disc or cylinder
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First Known Use of PHONOGRAPH
1877
Rhymes with PHONOGRAPH
allograph, autograph, barograph, bathyscaphe, cenotaph, chronograph, circle graph, cryptograph, epigraph, epitaph, half-and-half, hectograph, holograph, homograph, hygrograph, kymograph, lithograph, logograph, micrograph, monograph, pantograph, paragraph, photograph, pictograph, polygraph, quarterstaff, seismograph, serigraph, shadowgraph, shandygaff, spectrograph, sphygmograph, telegraph, thermograph, typograph
PHONOGRAPH Defined for Kids
phonograph
noun pho·no·graph \ˈfō-nə-ˌgraf\
Definition of PHONOGRAPH for Kids
: an instrument that reproduces sounds recorded on a grooved disk
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