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accordion
(əkɔːʳdiən)
Word forms: plural accordions
countable noun
An accordion is a musical instrument in the shape of a fairly large box which you hold in your hands. You play the accordion by pressing keys or buttons on either side while moving the two sides together and apart. Accordions are used especially to play traditional popular music.
accordion in British English
(əˈkɔːdɪən)
noun
1.
a portable box-shaped instrument of the reed organ family, consisting of metallic reeds that are made to vibrate by air from a set of bellows controlled by the player's hands. Notes are produced by means of studlike keys
2. short for piano accordion
Derived forms
accordionist (acˈcordionist) noun
Word origin
C19: from German Akkordion, from Akkord harmony, chordaccordion in American English
(əˈkɔrdiən)
noun
1.
a musical instrument with keys, metal reeds, and a bellows: it is played by alternately pulling out and pressing together the bellows to force air through the reeds, which are opened by fingering the keys
adjective
2.
having folds, or folding, like the bellows of an accordion
accordion pleats
Derived forms
accordionist (acˈcordionist) noun
Word origin
Ger akkordion < akkord, harmony (prob. < It accordare, to be in tune: see accord) + -ion as in orchestrionImage ofaccordion
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British English: accordion /əˈkɔːdɪən/ NOUN
An accordion is a musical instrument in the shape of a box which you hold in your hands. You play it by pressing keys and buttons on the side, while moving the two ends in and out.
- American English: accordion
- Arabic: أكورْديُون
- Brazilian Portuguese: sanfona
- Chinese: 手风琴
- Croatian: harmonika
- Czech: akordeon
- Danish: harmonika
- Dutch: accordeon
- European Spanish: acordeón
- Finnish: harmonikka
- French: accordéon
- German: Akkordeon
- Greek: ακορντεόν
- Italian: fisarmonica
- Japanese: アコーディオン
- Korean: 아코디언
- Norwegian: trekkspill
- Polish: akordeon
- European Portuguese: acordeão
- Romanian: acordeon
- Russian: аккордеон
- Latin American Spanish: acordeón
- Swedish: dragspel
- Thai: หีบเพลง
- Turkish: akordiyon
- Ukrainian: акордеон
- Vietnamese: đàn accordion
Chinese translation of 'accordion'
accordion
(əˈkɔːdɪən)
n (c)
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手风(風)琴
(shǒufēngqín) (架, jià)- (also piano accordion)
键(鍵)盘(盤)式手风(風)琴
(jiànpánshì shǒufēngqín)
- (also piano accordion)
- detached house
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