MELODEONS

Noun

melodeons

plural of melodeon

Source: Wiktionary


MELODEON

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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