melodeonn.¹

Brit.

/mᵻˈləʊdɪən/, U.S.

/məˈloʊdiən/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: melo- comb. form, Greek ᾠδεῖον.

Etymology: < melo- comb. form + ancient Greek ᾠδεῖον Odeon n.

U.S.

A music hall. Now historical except in the names of specific buildings.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > [noun] > assembly rooms or halls

redoubt1702

assembly-room1744

drum-room1749

assembly house1762

pantheon1772

casino1789

pleasure dome1816

palace1831

melodeon1840

kursaal1850

winter garden1859

music hallc1883

Met1896

1840 Boston Transcript 1 Jan. 3/1 A grand vocal and instrumental concert will be given by Mr. John Bartlett, at the Melodeon, Washington street, on Saturday evening.

1861 E. Cowell Diary (1934) 283 Hattie James..was burned to death, lately at the Gayities or Melodeon.

1948–9 Northwest Ohio Q. Winter 19 Parker occupied Cleveland's Melodeon again on June 12, 1854, when he delivered ‘The Progress of Mankind’ to a ‘crowded house’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

melodeonn.²

Brit.

/mᵻˈləʊdɪən/, U.S.

/məˈloʊdiən/

Forms: 1800s melodeen (U.S.), 1800s melojun (U.S.), 1800s– melodeon, 1800s– melodion.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mélodium.

Etymology: < French mélodium melodium n., with ending altered after ancient Greek nouns in -ον (which correspond to classical Latin nouns in -um ); in sense 2 perhaps formed independently as blend of melody n. and accordion n. Compare earlier melodion n.

1. Originally and chiefly U.S. A kind of simple reed organ with a single keyboard, usually powered by pedal-operated bellows. Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > types of organ > [noun] > reed-organ

cottage organ1836

aeoline1840

melodeon1844

melodium1846

harmonium1847

reed organ1851

organ-harmonium1864

American organ1869

harmonicon1876

harmonica1880

organ1880

vocalion1882

squeeze-box1909

melodicon1938

1844 Catholic World Sept. 740 To manipulate the melodeon or parlor organ, of which instruments of torture each house in Jackson Street possessed one, was considered the proper thing for Sunday.

1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad ii. 26 Our parlor organ and our melodeon were to be the best instruments of the kind.

1920 W. D. Howells Vacation of Kelwyns 228 Perhaps a girl at the melodeon..could be made very effective.

1949 Hobbies Sept. 68/1 They were no doubt the melodeons or portable organs carried round like a suitcase.

1979 B. Tudor Drawn from New Eng. viii. 61/1 After enjoying tea, everyone gathered around the old melodion and sang carols.

1990 Toronto Star (Nexis) 18 Aug. e14 There's an ancient Melodeon, a tiny organ-like instrument, at the front of the church.

2. A kind of small button accordion that plays different notes on the press and the draw, popular for playing folk music.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > other keyboard instruments > [noun] > concertina or accordion

accordion1830

concertina1834

melophone1841

melophonic guitar1842

flutina1859

piano accordion1860

lantum1876

melodeon1880

squeeze-box1909

squiffer1914

bandoneon1925

box1929

organetto1983

1880 (title) The Art of playing the Melodion, or German accordion, without a Master.

1886 Pop. Self-Instructor for Melodeon 4 The Melodeon, or improved German Accordion.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 122/2 Improvements in the construction of the accordion produced the concertina, melodion and melophone.

1938 P. Kavanagh Green Fool xx. 208 Among the wedding-party there had been a melodeon but no melodeon-player. However, one of the boys pulled the music-box in and out and nobody minded the absence of harmony.

1956 People 13 May 11/4 A man was playing the melodeon, the traditional party instrument of the West of Ireland.

1991 Dirty Linen Oct. 60/4 The center of it all is the energetic push and pull of his melodeon, a veritable orchestra in a box.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	melodeon
释义	melodeonn.¹ Brit. /mᵻˈləʊdɪən/, U.S. /məˈloʊdiən/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: melo- comb. form, Greek ᾠδεῖον. Etymology: < melo- comb. form + ancient Greek ᾠδεῖον Odeon n. U.S. A music hall. Now historical except in the names of specific buildings. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > [noun] > assembly rooms or halls redoubt1702 assembly-room1744 drum-room1749 assembly house1762 pantheon1772 casino1789 pleasure dome1816 palace1831 melodeon1840 kursaal1850 winter garden1859 music hallc1883 Met1896 1840 Boston Transcript 1 Jan. 3/1 A grand vocal and instrumental concert will be given by Mr. John Bartlett, at the Melodeon, Washington street, on Saturday evening. 1861 E. Cowell Diary (1934) 283 Hattie James..was burned to death, lately at the Gayities or Melodeon. 1948–9 Northwest Ohio Q. Winter 19 Parker occupied Cleveland's Melodeon again on June 12, 1854, when he delivered ‘The Progress of Mankind’ to a ‘crowded house’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). melodeonn.² Brit. /mᵻˈləʊdɪən/, U.S. /məˈloʊdiən/ Forms: 1800s melodeen (U.S.), 1800s melojun (U.S.), 1800s– melodeon, 1800s– melodion. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mélodium. Etymology: < French mélodium melodium n., with ending altered after ancient Greek nouns in -ον (which correspond to classical Latin nouns in -um ); in sense 2 perhaps formed independently as blend of melody n. and accordion n. Compare earlier melodion n. 1. Originally and chiefly U.S. A kind of simple reed organ with a single keyboard, usually powered by pedal-operated bellows. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > types of organ > [noun] > reed-organ cottage organ1836 aeoline1840 melodeon1844 melodium1846 harmonium1847 reed organ1851 organ-harmonium1864 American organ1869 harmonicon1876 harmonica1880 organ1880 vocalion1882 squeeze-box1909 melodicon1938 1844 Catholic World Sept. 740 To manipulate the melodeon or parlor organ, of which instruments of torture each house in Jackson Street possessed one, was considered the proper thing for Sunday. 1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad ii. 26 Our parlor organ and our melodeon were to be the best instruments of the kind. 1920 W. D. Howells Vacation of Kelwyns 228 Perhaps a girl at the melodeon..could be made very effective. 1949 Hobbies Sept. 68/1 They were no doubt the melodeons or portable organs carried round like a suitcase. 1979 B. Tudor Drawn from New Eng. viii. 61/1 After enjoying tea, everyone gathered around the old melodion and sang carols. 1990 Toronto Star (Nexis) 18 Aug. e14 There's an ancient Melodeon, a tiny organ-like instrument, at the front of the church. 2. A kind of small button accordion that plays different notes on the press and the draw, popular for playing folk music. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > other keyboard instruments > [noun] > concertina or accordion accordion1830 concertina1834 melophone1841 melophonic guitar1842 flutina1859 piano accordion1860 lantum1876 melodeon1880 squeeze-box1909 squiffer1914 bandoneon1925 box1929 organetto1983 1880 (title) The Art of playing the Melodion, or German accordion, without a Master. 1886 Pop. Self-Instructor for Melodeon 4 The Melodeon, or improved German Accordion. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 122/2 Improvements in the construction of the accordion produced the concertina, melodion and melophone. 1938 P. Kavanagh Green Fool xx. 208 Among the wedding-party there had been a melodeon but no melodeon-player. However, one of the boys pulled the music-box in and out and nobody minded the absence of harmony. 1956 People 13 May 11/4 A man was playing the melodeon, the traditional party instrument of the West of Ireland. 1991 Dirty Linen Oct. 60/4 The center of it all is the energetic push and pull of his melodeon, a veritable orchestra in a box. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.¹1840n.²1844
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