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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An improvement on the phonograph, using a floating stylus to cut grooves into a wax-coated cardboard cylinder.

   "And then I see that the grip she was carrying was one of them little graphophones."

2. 2
   An optical device for showing (or photographing) an image when projected upon the atmosphere as a screen.

Example

More examples

"And then I see that the grip she was carrying was one of them little graphophones."

Etymology

From graph + -o- + -phone.

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