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accordion definition

ac·cor·dion (ə kôr′dē ən)

noun

a musical instrument with keys, metal reeds, and a bellows: it is played by alternately pulling out and pressing together the bellows to force air through the reeds, which are opened by fingering the keys

Etymology: Ger akkordion < akkord, harmony (prob. < It accordare, to be in tune: see accord) + -ion as in orchestrion

adjective

having folds, or folding, like the bellows of an accordion accordion pleats

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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