English Explanatory Dictionary

victrola

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any upright or console model phonograph from the early 1900s, usually with a wooden cabinet body and an interior horn for the projection of sound, that plays 78 rpm records using a steel needle.
noun
  1. A brand-name model of phonograph and phonograph records manufactured and sold by the Victor Talking Machine Company and later RCA Victor beginning in 1906.

Pronunciation

/vɪkˈtɹoʊlə/ /vɪkˈtɹəʊlə/

Word forms

victrola victrolas

Etymology

From the brand name Victrola.

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