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单词 melodium
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melodiumn.

Brit. /mᵻˈləʊdɪəm/, U.S. /məˈloʊdiəm/
Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from German. Etymons: French mélodium; German Melodium.
Etymology: In sense 1 < French mélodium (1844 in the phrase orgue mélodium ) < mélodie melody n. + -ium , after harmonium harmonium n. In sense 2 < German Melodium (a1940), probably a specific application of the French word.The French phrase orgue mélodium was coined by J. Alexandre, to whom the rights to make instruments of the harmonium type were sold in 1844 by F. Debain, the inventor of the original harmonium, on condition that the name harmonium was not used.
Music. Now historical.
1. = melodeon n.2 1.Chiefly a British use, melodeon being the more usual term in the United States.
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cottage organ1836
aeoline1840
melodeon1844
melodium1846
harmonium1847
reed organ1851
organ-harmonium1864
American organ1869
harmonicon1876
harmonica1880
organ1880
vocalion1882
squeeze-box1909
melodicon1938
1846 Times 24 June 5/4 In this..she was accompanied by M. Jules de Glimes, on a new instrument, entitled the ‘Melodium’.
1847 Illustr. London News 7 Aug. 95/2 Pianos, melodiums, harmoniums, eolinas, &c., too dear at any price.
1878 G. Grove Dict. Music I. 61 The instruments first made in America were known as ‘Melodeons’, or ‘Melodiums’.
1894 J. W. Riley Armazindy 5 She lacked schoolin', ner Couldn't rag out stylisher—Like some neighber-girls, ner thumb On their blame melodium.
1961 Elyria (Ohio) Chron.-Telegram 9 Sept. 13/5 Family antiques include..a rosewood desk made from a melodium.
1995 Houston Chron. (Nexis) June Its library..is situated directly opposite the Ladies' Parlor, whose treasures include an 1895 Edison roll phonograph; an 1860s rosewood melodium, a short keyboard that produces a gentle tone when pumped with a foot pedal; [etc.].
2000 Northern Echo (Nexis) 18 Feb. 6 Colonel Mustard is the act for Friday, and he will be accompanied by his furry monkey and melodium.
2. A monophonic electronic keyboard instrument, developed in Germany in the late 1930s.
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1964 S. Marcuse Musical Instruments 337 Melodium,..monophonic electrophonic instr. of the electronic type, developed by H. Bod [sic] and O. Vierling of Berlin.
1984 New Grove Dict. Musical Instruments II. 641/2 For a short period Bode appeared as a performer on the Melodium in music for radio, theatre and films,..but in 1941 the instrument was cannibalized during..the work that led to the construction of the Melochord.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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