harmoniphone

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noun

A free-reed musical instrument played with a keyboard, in which the sounds are produced by reeds set in a tube, and vibrating under pressure from the breath; a precursor of the modern melodica.

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Meanings

nounharmoniphone (plural harmoniphones)

plural harmoniphones

  1. A free-reed musical instrument played with a keyboard, in which the sounds are produced by reeds set in a tube, and vibrating under pressure from the breath; a precursor of the modern melodica.

Origin

From its morphology, harmony + -phone.

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APA

harmoniphone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harmoniphone

MLA

“harmoniphone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harmoniphone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “harmoniphone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harmoniphone.

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