Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A common term for dictation machines.
Etymologies
- Early 20th century, originally a trademarked name for a type of dictation machines. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The dictaphone is a kind of multigraph phonograph typewriter 82 83”
Stanford Achievement Test, Ed. 1922 Advanced Examination, Form A, for Grades 4-8
“But as I sat at my desk waiting for my computer to be fixed, I realized that my dictaphone might be the only way to get any work done, so I pulled it out of the drawer.”
“Some industrious young dude with a cell phone or digital dictaphone will record it and expose her abject silliness to the light of day (and reasoned thought) ... not to worry.”
“Small Talk has already had to vamp for a couple of minutes, having pressed record on his dictaphone only to be greeted with BATTERY LOW and a unilateral decision to switch off.”
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“I am going to get one of the tiny EE PCs so I can write on the train, and I use a small dictaphone for my interviews.”
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“He stares at our dictaphone awkwardly as if he wants to erase its memory.”
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“At the start of the video she presses play to a dictaphone that sounds mellow music you could imagine playing from a gramophone, as an elderly couple dance in their parlour, rekindling loving courtship memories of old.”
The Huffington Post: Lydia Hughes: Lykke Li: Providing the Soundtrack to Your Life
“When Li finally puts down the dictaphone, she replaces it for a megaphone as she negotiates her way into the second opening.”
The Huffington Post: Lydia Hughes: Lykke Li: Providing the Soundtrack to Your Life
“What I do is use the recording app on my phone as a dictaphone, rather than stopping to jot the idea down and to save embarrasment I hold the phone like I am having a conversation when making these recordings, lol.”
“I had misplaced my dictaphone, and process of elimination had led me there.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘dictaphone’.
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dict-
of or relating to speech
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ffwordes
Words gleaned from the works of Jasper Fforde.
the big over easy, nursery crime div..., mary mary, dci friedland chymes, amazing crime sto..., the mystery of th..., the poisoned shoe, the sign of three..., inspector moose, detective inspect..., clear-up rate, sleuth illustrated and 796 more...
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Genericide
Trademarks that have lost their character as indicators of source to become a general term for a product or service.
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INTERP - VOCABULARY
The vocabulary of conference interpreting. I commend this list to those who want to know more about the profession and to those who wish to organize their knowledge about the profession. To aspirin...
retour language, A-language, B-language, C-language, relay language, take sy on relay, language booth, booth meeting, mic, mike, mission, freelance interpr... and 2086 more...
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Words in "Bird by Bird" That I Don't ...
The Book is "Bird by Bird" by Anne Lamott. (Great book!)
stroboscopic, primal, spiny, blenny, effectual, jocular, wayward, estimable, luxuriate, gelatinous, bedlam, sophomoric and 45 more...
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