Gramophone (noun)

  1. An early type of record player consisting of a turntable and a horn-shaped speaker.
  2. A device for recording and playing back sound using discs with a spiral groove.

Origin:

The word "gramophone" was coined by emile berliner in 1887, it comes from the greek words "gramma" meaning "letter" and "phōnē" meaning "voice" or "sound.".

Examples:

  1. The old gramophone was playing an ancient record.
  2. He loved to listen to music on his gramophone.
  3. The gramophone was the only way to listen to music before the invention of the radio.
  4. She inherited her grandfather's gramophone and enjoyed listening to the old records.
  5. The gramophone was a popular device in the early 20th century.
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