phonographic

UK: /ˌfəʊnəˈɡræfɪk/ US: (fō′nə graf′ik)

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pho•no•graph•ic  (fō′nə graf′ik), adj. 

1. Sound Reproduction of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a phonograph.
2. Sound Reproduction of, pertaining to, or noting phonography.

Also, pho′no•graph′i•cal. 

• 1830–40 in sense "pertaining to phonograms''; 1878 for current senses; phonograph, phonograph(y) + -ic

pho′no•graph′i•cal•ly, adv. 

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phonographic / ˌfəʊnəˈɡræfɪk/ adjective

1. of or relating to phonography
2. of or relating to the recording of music

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pho•no•graph /ˈfoʊnəˌgræf/   n. [countable]

1. Sound Reproduction a machine that reproduces sound using records in the form of grooved disks.

pho•no•graph•ic, adj. See -graph-, -phon-.

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pho•no•graph  (fō′nə graf′, -gräf′), n. 

1. Sound Reproduction any sound-reproducing machine using records in the form of cylinders or discs.

• 1825–35 in sense "phonogram''; 1877 for the "talking phonograph'' invented by T. A. Edison; phono- + -graph