dictaphone C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ˈdɪktəˌfoʊn/ UK /ˈdɪktəfəʊn/ See IPA manual Freq #50271 Meanings 1 noun a tape recorder that records and reproduces dictation I used a Dictaphone to capture my thoughts. 2 noun A dictation machine. Thesaurus Word family Forms dictaphones Etymology Early 20th century, originally a trademarked name for a type of dictation machine, presumably from dictate and -phone. Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dictaphone **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdɪktəˌfoʊn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɪktəfəʊn/ **Frequency rank:** 50271 ## Meanings 1. a tape recorder that records and reproduces dictation 2. A dictation machine. ## Examples - I used a Dictaphone to capture my thoughts. ## Etymology Early 20th century, originally a trademarked name for a type of dictation machine, presumably from dictate and -phone. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown