phonographic

phonographic
/foh'neuh graf"ik/, adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a phonograph.
2. of, pertaining to, or noting phonography.
Also, phonographical.
[1830-40 in sense "pertaining to phonograms"; 1878 for current senses; PHONOGRAPH, PHONOGRAPH(Y) + -IC]

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