orchestrion

[awr-kes-tree-uhn]

or·ches·tri·on

[awr-kes-tree-uhn]
noun
a mechanical musical instrument, resembling a barrel organ but more elaborate, for producing the effect of an orchestra.

Origin:
1830–40; orchestr(a) + -ion, as in accordion
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Orchestrion is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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orchestrina or orchestrion (ˌɔːkɪsˈtriːnə, ɔːˈkɛstrɪən)
 
n
any of various types of mechanical musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of an orchestra
 
orchestrion or orchestrion
 
n

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