How to pronounce phonograph
American English pronunciation
FOH-nuh-graf
- IPA
- /ˈfoʊnəˌɡɹæf/
- Syllables
- FOH · nuh · graf (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What phonograph means
An old machine that plays music from spinning records
In a sentence: Great-Grandpa's phonograph crackled as the record spun around.
Where it comes from: It's made from Greek parts meaning "sound" and "writing."
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