microphonograph

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noun

A machine that combines the microphone and the phonograph, so as to record and replay sounds.

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Meanings

nounmicrophonograph (plural microphonographs)

plural microphonographs

  1. historicalA machine that combines the microphone and the phonograph, so as to record and replay sounds.

Origin

Blend of microphone + phonograph.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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