phonograph
noun
pho·no·graph
ˈfō-nə-ˌgraf 
: an instrument for reproducing sounds by means of the vibration of a stylus or needle following a spiral groove on a revolving disc or cylinder
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The team commissioned vintage-looking but also slightly exaggerated custom furniture throughout and installed Victrola phonographs in every room.
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Nicolas Stecher, Robb Report, 2 July 2024
At the camp, Bucky vandalizes a phonograph to get a component Buck needs for his crystal radio, and a Red Cross mail call brings Buck a letter from his beloved Marge.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2024
This funnel has become part of a modern quest for freedom from the social world near us (in a physical sense) without giving up access to the social in the wider culture—a quest undertaken through the phonograph and ultimately through the internet.
—Gary S. Cross, Fortune, 8 May 2024
The smartphone is the logical culmination of the principle first introduced with the phonograph: the unmediated linkage of the individual to the global.
—Gary S. Cross, Fortune, 8 May 2024
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Nicolas Stecher, Robb Report, 2 July 2024
At the camp, Bucky vandalizes a phonograph to get a component Buck needs for his crystal radio, and a Red Cross mail call brings Buck a letter from his beloved Marge.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2024
This funnel has become part of a modern quest for freedom from the social world near us (in a physical sense) without giving up access to the social in the wider culture—a quest undertaken through the phonograph and ultimately through the internet.
—Gary S. Cross, Fortune, 8 May 2024
The smartphone is the logical culmination of the principle first introduced with the phonograph: the unmediated linkage of the individual to the global.
—Gary S. Cross, Fortune, 8 May 2024
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“Phonograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phonograph. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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phonograph
noun
pho·no·graph
ˈfō-nə-ˌgraf
: an instrument that reproduces sound recorded on a grooved disk
phonographic
adjective
ˌfō-nə-ˈgraf-ik
phonographically
adverb
-i-k(ə-)lē
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