melodium

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noun

A type of reed organ, similar to a harmonium.

OriginFrench mélodium ← German Melodium →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounmelodium (plural melodiums)

plural melodiums

  1. A type of reed organ, similar to a harmonium.
  2. A music hall.

Origin

  1. GermanMelodium
  2. Frenchmélodium
  3. Englishmelodium

Alternative form of melodeon. Both this word and its variant melodeon are ultimately borrowings from French French mélodium and German German Melodium. Attested from 1846.

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APA

melodium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melodium

MLA

“melodium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melodium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “melodium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melodium.

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