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telephonograph

telephonograph noun: a device for the recording and transmission of sound.

Noun

telephonograph (plural telephonographs)

  1. (historical) A device for the recording and transmission of sound.

Forms of telephonograph

pluraltelephonographs

Origin of telephonograph

From tele- + phonograph.

Questions about telephonograph

What does telephonograph mean?
Telephonograph means a device for the recording and transmission of sound.
What part of speech is telephonograph?
Telephonograph is a noun.
What is the plural of telephonograph?
The plural of telephonograph is telephonographs.

Words near telephonograph in the dictionary

  1. telephoning
  2. telephonings
  3. telephonist
  4. telephonists
  5. telephonitis
  6. telephonograph
  7. telephonographic
  8. telephonographs
  9. telephonology
  10. telephonometric
  11. telephonophile

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