Victrola

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English

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Antique Phonograph Display - Victrola - New Orleans 2016

Etymology

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From Victor +‎ -ola, modeled after pianola.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Victrola (plural Victrolas)

  1. 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

Descendants

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  • Portuguese: vitrola
  • Spanish: vitrola

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