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单词 melotrope
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Definition of melotrope in English:

melotrope

(also mélotrope)
noun ˈmɛlətrəʊp
Music historical
  • A device for playing music automatically on a keyboard instrument, using a stencil of perforated cardboard strips made by a melograph.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Logansport (Indiana) Daily Pharos. From French mélotrope from mélo- + ancient Greek -τροπος.

 
 

Definition of melotrope in US English:

melotrope

(also mélotrope)
nounˈmɛlətrəʊp
Music historical
  • A device for playing music automatically on a keyboard instrument, using a stencil of perforated cardboard strips made by a melograph.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Logansport (Indiana) Daily Pharos. From French mélotrope from mélo- + ancient Greek -τροπος.

 
 
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