: folding or creased or hinged to fold like an accordion
an accordion pleat
an accordion door
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Trim trees; install storm shutters, accordion shutters, and impact glass; seal outside wall openings.—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025 Again, there’s authentic French music, heavy on accordion.—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025 Flaky croissants warm in glowing bakeries, accordion notes drift through the air, and lovers linger by the Seine.—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Supplies needed include pencils, pens, composition notebooks, wired earbuds and accordion folders with at least seven pockets.—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for accordion
Word History
Etymology
Noun
borrowed from German Accordion (now Akkordeon), from Accord (now Akkord) "chord" (borrowed from French accord "chord, harmony, accord entry 2") + -ion (as in Melodion, an earlier keyboard instrument, from Melodiemelody + -on, probably the Greek neuter noun ending)
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