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orchestrion

(ôr kes′trē ən, -än′)

noun

a large, mechanical music box, somewhat like a barrel organ, that produces an effect imitative of that of an orchestra

See orchestrion in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A large mechanical instrument resembling a barrel organ that produces sound in imitation of an orchestra.

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Origin: orchestr(a)

Origin: + (melod)eon

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