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mellotron

UK/ˈmɛl.əˌtɹɒn/US/ˈmɛl.əˌtɹɑn/

mellotron noun: an early electronic keyboard instrument that played back prerecorded sounds.

mellotron: an early electronic keyboard instrument that played back prerecorded sounds
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Noun

mellotron (plural mellotrons)

  1. An early electronic keyboard instrument that played back prerecorded sounds.

Forms of mellotron

pluralmellotrons
alternative formMellotron

Origin of mellotron

Brand name, possibly based on melo- + -tron.

Questions about mellotron

What does mellotron mean?
Mellotron means an early electronic keyboard instrument that played back prerecorded sounds.
What part of speech is mellotron?
Mellotron is a noun.
How do you pronounce mellotron?
Mellotron is pronounced /ˈmɛl.əˌtɹɒn/ (UK).
What is the plural of mellotron?
The plural of mellotron is mellotrons.

Words near mellotron in the dictionary

  1. Mellor
  2. mellorine
  3. Mellors
  4. mellos
  5. mellosses
  6. mellotron
  7. mellotrons
  8. Mellott
  9. Mellotts
  10. mellow
  11. mellow bug

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