accordion
1ac·cor·di·on
noun \ə-ˈkȯr-dē-ən\Definition of ACCORDION
: a portable keyboard wind instrument in which the wind is forced past free reeds by means of a hand-operated bellows
— ac·cor·di·on·ist \-dē-ə-nist\ noun
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Origin of ACCORDION
German Akkordion, from Akkord chord, from French accord, from Old French acord
First Known Use: 1831
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