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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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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2026
From the speakers, gravelly voices sung in Portuguese about pick-up trucks and cattle over a chorus of accordions and a rollicking electronic beat.
—Carolina Abbott Galvão, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
The yearbook—Prevost was the editor—shows him in a dress shirt and striped slacks, a slight young man with thick black hair and sideburns, singing enthusiastically with a group of students, one of whom plays an accordion.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Tesla deliveries and production Annual total | 2021–2025 The accordion chart shows Tesla’s annual vehicle delivery and production totals from 2021 through 2025.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Don your brightest Hawaiian shirt, eat a UHF Twinkie hotdog, and relish the blitz of his accordion pastiches and nonstop costume changes.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2026
From the speakers, gravelly voices sung in Portuguese about pick-up trucks and cattle over a chorus of accordions and a rollicking electronic beat.
—Carolina Abbott Galvão, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
The yearbook—Prevost was the editor—shows him in a dress shirt and striped slacks, a slight young man with thick black hair and sideburns, singing enthusiastically with a group of students, one of whom plays an accordion.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Tesla deliveries and production Annual total | 2021–2025 The accordion chart shows Tesla’s annual vehicle delivery and production totals from 2021 through 2025.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Accordion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accordion. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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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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