Phrase guide

phonograph record

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A disc, usually made of a polymer, used to record sound for playback on a phonograph.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: record, gramophone record, vinyl

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: phonograph recording, record, disk, disc, platter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sound recording, audio recording, audio

Narrower terms: LP, L-P, seventy-eight, 78

History

Etymology

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