accordion
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di noun Music.
1.
Also called piano accordion. a portable wind instrument having a large bellows for forcing air through small metal reeds, a keyboard for the right hand, and buttons for sounding single bass notes or chords for the left hand.
2.
a similar instrument having single-note buttons instead of a keyboard.
adjective
3.
having a fold or folds like the bellows of an accordion: accordion roof; accordion panel.
verb (used without object)
4.
(of a door, roof, or other covering) to open by folding back or pressing together in the manner of an accordion: The roof of the car accordions to let in sunlight and fresh air.
5.
to fold, crush together, or collapse in the manner of an accordion.
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verb (used with object)
6.
to demolish by crushing together lengthwise: The impact accordioned the car beneath the truck.
Origin:
1831; < German, now spelling Akkordion, Akkordeon name under which the instrument was patented in Vienna in 1829; probably < French accord(er) or Italian accord(are) to harmonize (see accord) + French -ion -ion, as in German Orchestrion orchestrion
1831; < German, now spelling Akkordion, Akkordeon name under which the instrument was patented in Vienna in 1829; probably < French accord(er) or Italian accord(are) to harmonize (see accord) + French -ion -ion, as in German Orchestrion orchestrion
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accordion (əˈkɔːdɪən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a portable box-shaped instrument of the reed organ family, consisting of metallic reeds that are made to vibrate by air from a set of bellows controlled by the player's hands. Notes are produced by means of studlike keys |
| 2. | short for piano accordion |
| [C19: from German Akkordion,from Akkord harmony, chord] | |
| ac'cordionist | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
accordion
1831, from Ger. Akkordion, from Akkord "musical chord, concord of sounds, be in tune" (cf. It. accordare "to attune an instrument"); ult. from same source as Eng. accord (q.v.) + suffix on analogy of clarion, etc. Invented 1829 by piano-maker Cyrill Demian (1772-1847) of Vienna.
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Example sentences
There is a so-called musical instrument which is variously known as the accordion, the concertina, or the harmonica.
Her first instrument was a toy accordion that her brother broke by accidentally stepping on it.
Their favored musical instrument is the accordion, their national dance a form of polka.
Relax and enjoy a dish of your favorite pasta in the opulent dining room while listening to live accordion music.
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