How to pronounce gramophone
American English pronunciation
GRAM-uh-fohn
- IPA
- /ˈɡɹæməˌfoʊn/
- Syllables
- GRAM · uh · fohn (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What gramophone means
An old-time record player with a big horn
In a sentence: Great-grandpa's gramophone still plays the scratchy old records from the attic.
Where it comes from: It began as a trademark name made from Greek words for "letter" and "sound."
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