Meaning & use
gramophone
An early type of phonograph that played sound recorded on flat discs.
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The museum displayed an antique gramophone from the early twentieth century.
She wound up the old gramophone to play a scratchy jazz record.
A note on using this word
A historical term, largely replaced today by 'record player' or 'turntable.'
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