telharmonium

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noun

An early electric musical instrument for producing music at a distant point or points by means of alternating current. An operator plays a keyboard, and the music is reproduced remotely by a receiving instrument resembling a telephone, but not held to the ear.

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Meanings

nountelharmonium (plural telharmoniums)

plural telharmoniums

  1. historicalAn early electric musical instrument for producing music at a distant point or points by means of alternating current. An operator plays a keyboard, and the music is reproduced remotely by a receiving instrument resembling a telephone, but not held to the ear.

Origin

From tele- + harmonium.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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