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biophotophone
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biophotophone, n. [Gr. bi`os life + photo + fwnh` sound, voice.].
An instrument combining a cinematograph and a phonograph so that the moving figures on the screen are accompanied by the appropriate sounds; -- an archaic term replaced by movie projector. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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