Home › Words › D › dictaphonedictaphone/ˈdɪktəfəʊn/dictaphone means A dictation machine.dictaphone is pronounced /ˈdɪktəfəʊn/.EtymologyEarly 20th century, originally a trademarked name for a type of dictation machine, presumably from dictate and -phone.nounA dictation machine.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dictaphonic 80% match — Of or relating to a dictaphone. vs dictaphone →dictograph 74% match — A telephonic instrument for office or similar use, having a sound-magnifying device enabling the ordinary mouthpiece to be dispensed with. It was sometimes used for covertly recording conversations. vs dictaphone →ediphone 72% match — An early recording device for dictation, using wax cylinders as a medium. vs dictaphone →detectaphone 66% match — A sensitive microphone able to record conversations covertly even through a wall. vs dictaphone →dictamen 65% match — A dictation or dictate. vs dictaphone →detectograph 62% match — An early audio recording device used in wiretaps. vs dictaphone →telephonograph 62% match — A device for the recording and transmission of sound. vs dictaphone →magnetophone 61% match — A tape recorder (device using magnetic tape as a storage medium). vs dictaphone →