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ac·cor·di·on
ə-ˈkȯr-dē-ən 
: a portable keyboard wind instrument in which the wind is forced past free reeds by means of a hand-operated bellows
: folding or creased or hinged to fold like an accordion
an accordion pleat
an accordion door
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
In warmer weather, accordion glass doors open to the outdoor patio with breathtaking views.
—Kinsey Giddick, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025
Flaco Jiménez, the legendary accordion player who was perhaps the foremost ambassador for regional Tejano music in the 20th century, died at 86 on July 31st.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2025
As a trio of musicians with accordions and a tambourine performed Basque folk music at Kaixo Corner, a new park near the Basque Block, groups of people jumped up and danced along — a tradition at many festivals in the Basque Country.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 1 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Trim trees; install storm shutters, accordion shutters, and/or impact glass; seal outside wall openings.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
In warmer weather, accordion glass doors open to the outdoor patio with breathtaking views.
—Kinsey Giddick, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025
Flaco Jiménez, the legendary accordion player who was perhaps the foremost ambassador for regional Tejano music in the 20th century, died at 86 on July 31st.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2025
As a trio of musicians with accordions and a tambourine performed Basque folk music at Kaixo Corner, a new park near the Basque Block, groups of people jumped up and danced along — a tradition at many festivals in the Basque Country.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Accordion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accordion. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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accordion
1 of 2 noun
ac·cor·di·on
ə-ˈkȯrd-ē-ən
: a musical instrument that has a keyboard and a bellows and that produces tones when air is forced past metal reeds
accordion
2 of 2 adjective
: creased to fold like an accordion
accordion doors
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