Ediphone

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noun

An early recording device for dictation, using wax cylinders as a medium.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounEdiphone (plural Ediphones)

plural Ediphones

  1. historicalAn early recording device for dictation, using wax cylinders as a medium.

Origin

Named after Thomas Edison.

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APA

Ediphone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ediphone

MLA

“Ediphone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ediphone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ediphone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ediphone.

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