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melodica

/məˈlɒ.dɪ.kə/

melodica noun: a free-reed keyboard wind instrument, often played with a flexible plastic tube connected to the mouthpiece.

Noun

melodica (plural melodicas)

  1. A free-reed keyboard wind instrument, often played with a flexible plastic tube connected to the mouthpiece.
    • On “Seven by Seven” it was the reedy blend of two melodicas, played by Mr. Apfelbaum and Mr. Valera over a haunting drone.2009 July 28, Nate Chinen, “From Babble to Rhythm, Cuban Style”, in New York Times

melodica meaning in Indonesian

melodica in Indonesian

free-reed keyboard wind instrument
pianika

Forms of melodica

pluralmelodicas

Origin of melodica

Possibly a blend of melodeon + harmonica.

Questions about melodica

What does melodica mean?
Melodica means a free-reed keyboard wind instrument, often played with a flexible plastic tube connected to the mouthpiece.
What is melodica in Indonesian?
Melodica in Indonesian is pianika. See Melodica meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is melodica?
Melodica is a noun.
How do you pronounce melodica?
Melodica is pronounced /məˈlɒ.dɪ.kə/.
What is the plural of melodica?
The plural of melodica is melodicas.

Words near melodica in the dictionary

  1. melodic hardcore
  2. melodic line
  3. melodic lines
  4. melodic minor scale
  5. melodic minor scales
  6. melodica
  7. melodically
  8. melodicas
  9. melodicism
  10. melodicist
  11. melodicists

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