Plural of gramophone, an early sound-playing device that used a needle vibrating in a groove on a rotating record to produce sound.
From Greek 'gramma' (something written or recorded) + 'phone' (sound); coined in the late 1800s as a trademark by Emile Berliner for his sound-reproduction device that competed with Edison's phonograph.
The gramophone was a revolutionary technology that democratized music—suddenly ordinary families could hear orchestras and singers in their own homes, fundamentally changing how humans experienced entertainment and culture.
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