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GRAMOPHONE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
An antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically
Synonyms:
acoustic gramophone; gramophone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("gramophone" is a kind of...):
phonograph; record player (machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gramophone"):
Victrola (a brand of gramophone)