théâtrophone

noun

An early telephone technology allowing subscribers to listen to live opera and theatre performances.

OriginFrench théâtrophone →
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Meanings

nounthéâtrophone (uncountable)

alternative theatrophone

  1. dateduncountableAn early telephone technology allowing subscribers to listen to live opera and theatre performances.

Origin

  1. Frenchthéâtrophone
  2. Frenchthéâtrophone
  3. Englishthéâtrophone

Borrowed from French théâtrophone.

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APA

théâtrophone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/th%C3%A9%C3%A2trophone

MLA

“théâtrophone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/th%C3%A9%C3%A2trophone. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “théâtrophone,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/th%C3%A9%C3%A2trophone.

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