Etymology

melodeon

M3E1L1O1D2E1O1N1

Today it means: A type of reed organ with a single keyboard. Full definition →

French mélodium
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melodeon · noun1

  1. French · borrowed frommélodium
  2. English todaymelodeon

From French mélodium, with change of ending.

melodeon · noun2

From melo- + odeon.

Words from the same roots

Frenchmélodium all →

melodium

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