Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An arrangement of telephonic apparatus by means of which subscribers at a distance may listen to performances given on the stage of an opera-house or theater.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
théâtrophone .
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Examples
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(The "theatrophone" in the arcades was, in certain respects, the forerunner of the gramophone.)
Archive 2008-08-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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(The "theatrophone" in the arcades was, in certain respects, the forerunner of the gramophone.)
Quote of the day: There's a place for us Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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The word "theatrophone" is a forgotten linguistic pseudogene, and the word "minidisc" is becoming one.
Don't Look for the Soul in the Language of DNA Matt Ridley 2010
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In December, 1848, much is made of a proposed "opera telakouphanon" -- a forecast of the telephone, phonograph, and theatrophone combined: --
The History of "Punch" M. H. Spielmann
oroboros commented on the word theatrophone
"...a late 19th-century invention, offering live relay of theatrical or musical performances to the home phones of subscribers (Marcel Proust among them)."
--From OED notes, December 2009
December 24, 2009