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MELODEON
Etymology 1
Noun
melodeon (plural melodeons)
(historical, US) A music hall.
Etymology 2
Noun
melodeon (plural melodeons)
(historical, musical instruments) A type of reed organ with a single keyboard.
(musical instruments) An accordion where the melody-side keyboard is limited to the notes of diatonic scales in a small number of keys.
Synonyms
• diatonic button accordion
Hypernyms
• button accordion
• accordion
Source: Wiktionary
Me*lo"de*on, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Melody, and cf. Odeon.]
1. (Mus.)
Definition: A kind of small reed organ; -- a portable form of the seraphine.
2. A music hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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