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accordionist
Variant of accordion
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
Related Forms:
- accordionist ac·cor′·di·on·ist noun
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