harmonium
[ hahr-moh-nee-uhm ]
/ hɑrˈmoʊ ni əm /
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noun
an organlike keyboard instrument with small metal reeds and a pair of bellows operated by the player's feet.
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Origin of harmonium
Words nearby harmonium
harmonic suture, harmonic tone, harmonious, harmonist, harmonistic, harmonium, harmonization, harmonize, harmonizer, harmony, harmost
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harmonium
/ (hɑːˈməʊnɪəm) /
noun
a musical keyboard instrument of the reed organ family, in which air from pedal-operated bellows causes the reeds to vibrate
Word Origin for harmonium
C19: from French, from harmonie harmony
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