phonography noun. [fǝ'nɒgrǝfi] E18.
[from PHONO- + -GRAPHY.]
1. Phonetic spelling; spec. the system of phonetic shorthand invented by Isaac Pitman in 1837. E18.

2. The automatic recording or reproduction of sound; the construction and use of phonographs. M19.

■ phonographer noun a person who uses phonography M19.

■ phono'graphic,

■ phono'graphical adjectives (a) phonetic; of or pertaining to phonography; (b) of, pertaining to, or produced by a phonograph: M19.

■ phono'graphically adverb by means of phonography or a phonograph M19.

■ phonographist noun (now rare) a phonographer M19.

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