Definition of 'acoustic gramophone'
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acoustic gramophone (əˈkuːstɪk ˈɡræməˌfəʊn)
noun
recording technology
a device for reproducing the sounds stored on a record: now usually applied to the nearly obsolete type that uses a clockwork motor and acoustic horn
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