gramophone
Syllables: gra·mo·phoneUK[ˈɡɹæ.məˌfəʊn][ˈɡɹæ.məˌfoʊn]
gramophone noun: a record player.
Noun (1)
gramophone (plural gramophones)
- A record player.
- Synonyms:
- phonograph
Noun (2) capitalized: Gramophone
Gramophone
- A Grammy.
gramophone meaning in Tamil and Gujarati
gramophone in Tamil
- பதிவுப்பன்னி
gramophone in Gujarati
- gramophone
- થાળીવાજું thāḷīvājũ, તાવડીવાજું tāvḍīvājũ
Synonyms of gramophone
Forms of gramophone
| plural | gramophones |
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Origin of gramophone
From the trademark Gramophone, coined by German-American inventor Emile Berliner in 1887 after the invention of the first phonograph, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “letter”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).
Originally the name of a brand of phonograph; coined from Ancient Greek roots by Emile Berliner after the invention of the first phonograph. See gramophone.
Words formed from gramophone
Phrases with gramophone
Questions about gramophone
- What does gramophone mean?
- Gramophone means a record player.
- What is gramophone in Tamil?
- Gramophone in Tamil is பதிவுப்பன்னி. See Gramophone meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is gramophone?
- Gramophone is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gramophone?
- Gramophone is pronounced [ˈɡɹæ.məˌfəʊn] (UK).
- What is the plural of gramophone?
- The plural of gramophone is gramophones.
Words near gramophone in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gramophone (page history and authors); Gramophone (page history and authors); gramophone (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); તાવડીવાજું (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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