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noun
historical, rareA device which records sounds received by telephone, so that they may be subsequently replayed or reproduced; specifically one which records the sounds on to a cylinder.
As originally conceived, the device would allow sounds produced by one graphophone, and transmitted over a telephone connection, to be recorded by another graphophone.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in U.S. Patents. From tele- + graphophone, after telephone.
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