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phonograph
[ foh-nuh-graf, -grahf ]
noun
- any sound-reproducing machine using records in the form of cylinders or discs.
phonograph
/ ˈfəʊnəˌɡrɑːf; -ˌɡræf /
noun
- an early form of gramophone capable of recording and reproducing sound on wax cylinders
- Also calledgramophonerecord player a device for reproducing the sounds stored on a record: now usually applied to the nearly obsolete type that uses a clockwork motor and acoustic horn
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of phonograph1
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These funds were used to purchase local books, periodicals, phonograph records, and "other media" in multiple Indian languages, enriching collections at over two dozen universities.
Ms. Stoneman made her mark in 1957 with her driving instrumental version of “Lonesome Road Blues,” which made her the first woman to play modern bluegrass banjo on a phonograph record.
He was worried that it would look like a phonograph needle and cement the idea that the building was designed to look like a stack of records.
Each spacecraft carries a golden record: a phonograph that includes greetings from languages around the world and a host of musical excerpts.
There were newfangled inventions: player pianos, phonographs and nickelodeons.
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