™ / ˈdɪktəfəʊn; NAmE -foʊn/ noun
a small machine used to record on tape people speaking, so that their words can be played back later and written down
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: from dictate or dictation + -phone (see phone ).
™ / ˈdɪktəfəʊn; NAmE -foʊn/ noun
a small machine used to record on tape people speaking, so that their words can be played back later and written down
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: from dictate or dictation + -phone (see phone ).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005