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pho·no·graph
 phonograph
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- pronunciation:
- fo
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graef
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a machine that reproduces sound that has been recorded in the grooves of a disk; record player.
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| derivation: |
phonographic (adj.) |
The word phonograph
contains the following parts:
graph, -graphy
Greek
root
that means writing, drawing, recording
  Example words:
autobiography, autograph, bibliography, biography, geography, graph, graphic, graphics, graphite, homograph, mimeograph, oceanography, paragraph, phonograph, photograph, photography, seismograph, telegraph, topography
phon, phono, -phone, -phony
Greek
root
that means sound, voice
Example words:
- synonyms:
- son
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