phonograph
n. countable C2 Proficiency US //ˈfoʊnəˌɡɹæf// UK //fˈɒnəɡɹˌæf// phono·graph
n. an early machine used to record and play back sound. It was the first way people could listen to music or voices without being in the same room as the performer.
n. an early device for recording and reproducing sound, typically using a rotating cylinder or disc. It represents the first practical method of mechanical sound storage and playback.
The museum has a rare phonograph from the 1890s.
Before the invention of the phonograph, people could only hear music by attending a live performance or playing an instrument themselves.
The phonograph revolutionized the entertainment industry by allowing consumers to purchase and replay musical performances in the privacy of their own homes for the first time in history.
From phono- + -graph.