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dictograph

dictograph noun: a telephonic instrument for office or similar use, having a sound-magnifying device enabling the ordinary mouthpiece to be dispensed with. It was sometimes used for covertly recording conversations.

Noun

dictograph (plural dictographs)

  1. (historical) A telephonic instrument for office or similar use, having a sound-magnifying device enabling the ordinary mouthpiece to be dispensed with. It was sometimes used for covertly recording conversations.

Forms of dictograph

pluraldictographs
alternative formdictagraph

Questions about dictograph

What does dictograph mean?
Dictograph means a telephonic instrument for office or similar use, having a sound-magnifying device enabling the ordinary mouthpiece to be dispensed with. It was sometimes used for covertly recording conversations.
What part of speech is dictograph?
Dictograph is a noun.
What is the plural of dictograph?
The plural of dictograph is dictographs.

Words near dictograph in the dictionary

  1. dictions
  2. dictiosome
  3. dictiosomes
  4. dictogloss
  5. dictoglosses
  6. dictograph
  7. dictographs
  8. dicts
  9. dicts.
  10. dictum
  11. dictums

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