gramophone

noun

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

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Acknowledging their desires seems to be more important than actually sending the monks, magicians, and pastry gramophones. Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025 Having gone into the night with a whopping 11 nominations—bringing her career total to 99—Beyoncé finally took home a golden gramophone for Album of the Year, with Cowboy Carter beating the likes of Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, and Charli XCX to the prize. Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2025 The win makes Musgraves an eight-time Grammy winner, with the singer/songwriter winning her first set of gramophones back in 2014. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Feb. 2025 From the celebrity presenters to the captivating performances and winners' speeches, PEOPLE covered the Grammys live on Sunday, Feb. 2 By Lindsay Kimble 10 Comments Music's biggest stars just got their flowers — and their golden gramophones. Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 3 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 9 Mar. 2025.

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