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phonophile

phonophile noun: a collector of phonograph records.

Noun

phonophile (plural phonophiles)

  1. A collector of phonograph records.
    • Unfortunately, however, phonophiles will look in vain for any discussion of recording sessions and their special problems1958, High Fidelity, volume 8, page 20

Forms of phonophile

pluralphonophiles

Origin of phonophile

From phono- + -phile.

Questions about phonophile

What does phonophile mean?
Phonophile means a collector of phonograph records.
What part of speech is phonophile?
Phonophile is a noun.
What is the plural of phonophile?
The plural of phonophile is phonophiles.

Words near phonophile in the dictionary

  1. phononics
  2. phononless
  3. phonons
  4. phonopathies
  5. phonopathy
  6. phonophile
  7. phonophiles
  8. phonophobe
  9. phonophobes
  10. phonophobia
  11. phonophobias

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