discophile

dis·co·phile

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dis-kuh-fahyl]
- /ˈdɪs kəˌfaɪl/
- /dɪskˈɒfaɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dis-kuh-fahyl]
- /ˈdɪs kəˌfaɪl/

Definitions of discophile word

noun discophile a person who studies and collects phonograph records, especially those of a rare or specialized nature. 1
noun discophile a specialist in or collector of vinyl records 0
noun discophile an expert on, or collector of, phonograph records 0
noun discophile record collector. 0

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Origin of discophile

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40; disc + -o- + -phile

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Parts of speech for Discophile

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Discophile

discophile popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

discophile usage trend in Literature

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