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phonograph

[foh-nuh-graf, -grahf] / ˈfoʊ nəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /
NOUN
turntable
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Visitors also encountered the phonograph and early mechanical fastening devices that foreshadowed later developments in clothing closures.

From The Wall Street Journal May 16, 2026

In his downtime he would travel by horse and buggy across Pennsylvania and neighboring states with what he called his "exhibition": a new-fangled Edison phonograph, a magic lantern slide projector and later on, movies.

From Barron's Apr. 13, 2026

These funds were used to purchase local books, periodicals, phonograph records, and "other media" in multiple Indian languages, enriching collections at over two dozen universities.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2024

Ms. Stoneman made her mark in 1957 with her driving instrumental version of “Lonesome Road Blues,” which made her the first woman to play modern bluegrass banjo on a phonograph record.

From New York Times Feb. 26, 2024

The front door is thrown open and I can already hear the sound of the phonograph, spilling George M. Cohan through the rooms.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

That same year, Jones sought a preliminary injunction from a New York federal court to prevent 20th Century Fox and another record company from selling phonographs of the “I Have a Dream” speech.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

Pressing his teeth into the wood of phonographs and pianos helped Edison experience the vibrations in his skull.

From Seattle Times Nov. 1, 2022

In a moment when live performance is either illegal or a really bad idea, the MTV Video Music Awards are a nice reminder that music has been enjoyed remotely since phonographs were high-tech.

From New York Times Aug. 27, 2020

After all, even Sousa, who warned that phonographs would harm babies, eventually allowed his music to be recorded.

From Washington Post Nov. 30, 2018

But they directed their ingenuity toward technological problems appropriate to their situations: the problems of surviving without any imported items in the New Guinea jungle, rather than the problem of inventing phonographs.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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