melophone

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noun

Any of various kinds of accordion, especially a handheld free reed instrument of 19th-century France.

OriginFrench mélophone →
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Meanings

nounmelophone (plural melophones)

plural melophones

  1. historicalAny of various kinds of accordion, especially a handheld free reed instrument of 19th-century France.

Origin

  1. Frenchmélophone
  2. Englishmelophone

Probably from French mélophone, from mélo- + -phone. By surface analysis, melo- + -phone.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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