Meanings
nounmellotron (plural mellotrons)
plural mellotrons · alternative Mellotron
- entertainmentAn early electronic keyboard instrument that played back prerecorded sounds.
Origin
Brand name, possibly based on melo- + -tron.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish melotron
- melotroninstrument
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APA
mellotron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mellotron
MLA
“mellotron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mellotron. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mellotron,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mellotron.
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