How to pronounce kinetoscope
American English pronunciation
kih-NET-uh-skohp
- IPA
- /kɪˈnɛtəˌskoʊp/
- Syllables
- kih · NET · uh · skohp (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
- Also said
- kih-NEE-tuh-skohp
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What kinetoscope means
An early movie viewer you peered into to see a film
In a sentence: At the fair, Grandpa paid a penny to peek into the kinetoscope and watch a short film.
Where it comes from: It joins kineto-, from a Greek word for moving, with -scope, a word part for a tool used for looking.
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