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