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fonografico

phonographic, sound-recording

adjective foh-noh-GRAH-fee-koh Rare

Origin: From Greek phone ('sound') + graphein ('to write').

Usage Note

Fonografico is a technical or historical adjective relating to phonographic sound recording, as in industria fonografica (phonographic industry — equivalent to the recording industry). It is rarer in everyday speech than discografico and tends to appear in legal, archival, or musicological texts.

Examples

"Il diritto fonografico tutela le registrazioni sonore."

Natural Translation

Phonographic rights protect sound recordings.

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