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auto-return

auto-return noun: a feature of a record player that automatically returns the tonearm to its resting position after playing the record.

Noun

auto-return (uncountable)

  1. A feature of a record player that automatically returns the tonearm to its resting position after playing the record.

Origin of auto-return

From auto- + return.

Questions about auto-return

What does auto-return mean?
Auto-return means a feature of a record player that automatically returns the tonearm to its resting position after playing the record.
What part of speech is auto-return?
Auto-return is a noun.

Words near auto-return in the dictionary

  1. auto-redox
  2. auto-replies
  3. auto-reply
  4. auto-response
  5. auto-responses
  6. auto-return
  7. auto-save
  8. auto-saved
  9. auto-saves
  10. auto-saving
  11. auto-shuffle

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