telegraphone

noun

te·​leg·​ra·​phone

tə̇ˈlegrəˌfōn

: an early magnetic recorder

Word History

Etymology

Danish telegrafon, from tele- tel- entry 1 + -grafon (blend of graf- graph- and -fon -phone)

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