gramophone

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Scrabble points: 18
Words With Friends: 21
Letters: 10

Pronunciation

[ˈɡɹæ.məˌfəʊn](UK)

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[ˈɡɹæ.məˌfəʊn](UK) · [ˈɡɹæ.məˌfoʊn](US)

Definition of gramophone

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(British, dated)A record player.

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noun

(British, dated)A record player.
(obsolete)A Grammy.

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma) Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ) English Gramophoneder. English gramophone From the trademark Gramophone, coined by German-American inventor Emile Berliner in 1887 after the invention of the first phonograph, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “letter”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).

Words you can make from gramophone

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9-letter words

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8-letter words

1 word

NEOMORPH 15 pts

7-letter words

11 words

6-letter words

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5-letter words

74 words

4-letter words

74 words

Hooks

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GRAMOPHONES 19 pts

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