dictaphone
English
Etymology
Early 20th century, originally a trademarked name for a type of dictation machine, presumably from dictate and -phone.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɪktəfəʊn/
Noun
dictaphone (plural dictaphones)
- A dictation machine.
Translations
dictation machine — see dictation machine
French
Etymology
dicter + -phone. Genericized trademark.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dik.ta.fɔn/
Audio (file)
Noun
dictaphone m (plural dictaphones)
- dictation machine, dictaphone
Further reading
- “dictaphone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.