roentgenizdat

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noun

Improvised gramophone recordings made from X-ray film, used to smuggle prohibited music into the Soviet Union.

OriginRussian рентгенизда́т →
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Meanings

nounroentgenizdat (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableImprovised gramophone recordings made from X-ray film, used to smuggle prohibited music into the Soviet Union.

Origin

  1. Russianрентгенизда́т
  2. Englishroentgenizdat

Borrowed from Russian рентгенизда́т (rentgenizdát).

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roentgenizdat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roentgenizdat

MLA

“roentgenizdat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roentgenizdat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roentgenizdat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roentgenizdat.

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