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HARMONIUM
harmonium, organ, reed organ
(noun) a free-reeded instrument with a piano keyboard in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
harmonium (plural harmoniums)
(music) A small keyboard instrument that consists of a series of reed pipes, which sound when one of the keys is pressed to open a valve that allows air to pass through.
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Source: Wiktionary
Har*mo"ni*um, n. Etym: [NL. See Harmony. ]
Definition: A musical instrument, resembling a small organ and especially designed for church music, in which the tones are produced by forcing air by means of a bellows so as to cause the vibration of free metallic reeds. It is now made with one or two keyboards, and has pedals and stops.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
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