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danielle danielle
 
M$1 February 08, 2009 10:12 PM

What is the word Grammy short for or mean?

What does Grammy Award mean?
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bbrookin bbrookin
 
 February 08, 2009 10:30 PM
Originally it was the "Gramophone" award, established in 1958. It's kind of funny, because by 1958 the gramophone was long gone, but the trophy was made in the likeness of the machine, not a phonograph player. 
The Grammy is an annual award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United State recognizing excellence in a multitude of categories. 


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wikipedia
Emile Berliner - the history of the Gramophone

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clarusvisu... clarusvisu...
 
February 08, 2009 10:21 PM
It's short for Gramophone, and they used to be called the Gramophone Awards.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonograph <-- ("gramophone" is the British English version of "phonograph"; the awards look like phonographs, don't they?)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonograph


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chazzyfen chazzyfen
 
February 08, 2009 10:23 PM
Gramophone Awards.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award


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cyber34 cyber34
 
February 08, 2009 10:25 PM
Do you mean Grammy as in the award? It's a shortened version of the word gramophone which was a device that played old fashioned records (The show would be called then 'The Gramaphone Awards'). Gramaphone though is actually just the British English term used for the American English word 'Phonograph'.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonograph
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy


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