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melophone

melophone noun: any of various kinds of accordion, especially a handheld free reed instrument of 19th-century France.

melophone: any of various kinds of accordion, especially a handheld free reed instrument of 19th-century France
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Noun

melophone (plural melophones)

  1. (historical) Any of various kinds of accordion, especially a handheld free reed instrument of 19th-century France.

Forms of melophone

pluralmelophones

Origin of melophone

Probably from French mélophone, from mélo- + -phone. By surface analysis, melo- + -phone.

Words formed from melophone

Questions about melophone

What does melophone mean?
Melophone means any of various kinds of accordion, especially a handheld free reed instrument of 19th-century France.
What part of speech is melophone?
Melophone is a noun.
What is the plural of melophone?
The plural of melophone is melophones.

Words near melophone in the dictionary

  1. melopeia
  2. melophile
  3. melophiles
  4. melophilia
  5. melophobia
  6. melophone
  7. melophones
  8. melophonist
  9. melophonists
  10. melopiano
  11. melopianos

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