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di noun
1.
a small reed organ.
2.
a kind of accordion.
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melodeon or melodion (mɪˈləʊdɪən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a type of small accordion |
| 2. | a type of keyboard instrument similar to the harmonium |
| [C19: from German, from Melodie melody] | |
| melodion or melodion | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from German, from Melodie melody] | |
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Melodeon
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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melodeon
keyboard instrument sounded by the vibration of free reeds by wind. It is an American development of the harmonium, from which it differs in two principal respects. Its foot-operated bellows draw the air in past the reeds by suction, rather than forcing it out by pressure; and the characteristic size and form of the reeds and resonators result in a more even dynamic level throughout the compass. It was slower to respond than the harmonium but sounded more organlike and had a softer tone
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