gramophone
noun/ˈɡræməfoʊn/
Frequency rank: #17,109 most common English word
Meaning
An early mechanical device for playing recorded sound from a grooved disc; a record player.
Example sentence
My grandfather still plays his old gramophone every Sunday morning.
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