gramophone

noun

gram·​o·​phone ˈgra-mə-ˌfōn How to pronounce gramophone (audio)

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Somehow, though, she’s never taken home the golden gramophone. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025 Schneider once welcomed a famous singer with a working gramophone made of sugar. Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025 While accepting the gramophone for Best New Artist, Roan spoke about her own experience having to move back home and start from scratch after five years as a recording artist when she was dropped by Atlantic Records in 2020. Katie Campione, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2025 Brittany Howard Brittany Howard has already surpassed her band Alabama Shakes in Grammy wins, with five gramophones in the trophy cabinet. Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 2 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gramophone

Word History

Etymology

from Gramophone, a trademark

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gramophone was in 1887

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“Gramophone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gramophone. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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