accordion
noun /əˈkɔːdiən/
/əˈkɔːrdiən/
- a musical instrument that you hold in both hands to produce sounds. You press the two ends together and pull them apart and press buttons and/or keys to produce the different notes. see also piano accordionTopics Musicc2
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Word Originmid 19th cent.: from German Akkordion, from Italian accordare ‘to tune’.