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melodeon
OXFORD DICTIONARY
melodeon, n. (also melodion)
1 a small organ popular in the 19th c., similar to the harmonium.
2 a small German accordion, played esp. by folk musicians.
1 a small organ popular in the 19th c., similar to the harmonium.
2 a small German accordion, played esp. by folk musicians.
Etymology
MELODY + HARMONIUM with Graecized ending
THESAURUS
melodeon
Hammond organ, baroque organ, calliope, calliophone, choralcelo, electric organ, electro-pneumatic organ, harmonium, hydraulic organ, melodica, orchestrelle, organ, organophone, pipe organ, reed organ, seraphine, steam organ, symphonion, tracker-action organ, tubular-pneumatic organ, vocalion
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