melodeon

or me·lo·di·on

[ muh-loh-dee-uh n ]

/ məˈloʊ di ən /

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noun

a small reed organ.

a kind of accordion.

RELATED WORDS

concertina, squeezebox

Nearby words

mellotron, mellow, mellow out, mellowly, melo, melodeon, melodia, melodic, melodic interval, melodic minor scale, melodics

Origin of melodeon

1840–50, Americanism; < German, formed on Melodie melody; see accordion

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Examples from the Web for melodeon

But I could hear it for a long time, and it the grandest I ever heard—and like a melodeon.
Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland, Second Series|Lady Gregory
Besides, those who sat in front began to be discontented with the melodeon.
Backlog Studies|Charles Dudley Warner
The melodeon climbed to two dollars, with comparative rapidity.
The Happy Venture|Edith Ballinger Price
She could not imagine how the singing could be anything without her voice and the melodeon.
Watch Yourself Go By|Al. G. Field

You do not like it much, any more than he would like a melodeon or a piano.
The Women of the Arabs|Henry Harris Jessup

British Dictionary definitions for melodeon

melodeon

melodion

/ (mɪˈləʊdɪən) /

noun music

a type of small accordion

a type of keyboard instrument similar to the harmonium

Word Origin for melodeon

C19: from German, from Melodie melody

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