Victrola
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See also: victrola
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Victor + -ola, modeled after pianola.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /vɪkˈtɹoʊlə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /vɪkˈtɹəʊlə/
- Rhymes: -əʊlə
Noun
[edit]Victrola (plural Victrolas)
- A brand-name model of phonograph and phonograph records manufactured and sold by the Victor Talking Machine Company and later RCA Victor beginning in 1906.
- 1973, Toni Morrison, Sula, Chatto & Windus, published 1993, page 78:
- A small boy stood at the Victrola turning its handle and smiling at the sound of Bert Williams’ “Save a Little Dram for Me.”
- 1989, Christopher Ward, David Tyson (lyrics and music), “Black Velvet”, performed by Alannah Myles:
- Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell / Jimmy Rogers on the Victrola up high