Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Dictaphone /dĭk'-təf-ōnˌ/ · Dic·ta·phone · IPA /ˈdɪktəfəʊn/ 01 n. A form of phonographic recorder and reproducer adapted for use in dictation, as in business. 1. A form of phonographic recorder and reproducer adapted for use in dictation, as in business.