ACCORDION | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Accordion

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

mid 19th century: from German Akkordion, from Italian accordare ‘to tune’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: əˈkɔːdɪən
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a musical instrument played by stretching and squeezing with the hands to work a central bellows that blows air over metal reeds, the melody and chords being sounded by buttons or keys.

Short Definition:

musical instrument played by stretching and squeezing with hands

Examples:
  • her five brothers and sisters were singing to the accompaniment of an accordion
  • an accordion player

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