gramophone

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an antique record player

2. 2
   noun

   A record player.

3. 3
   noun

   A Grammy.

Simplified etymology

Gramophone dates from the late 19th century. Its sound-related element belongs to the word family traced to Greek phōnein, “to speak,” while -gram means “something written.” Its elements occur in reverse order in phonograph.

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”).

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