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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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Kaila Philo, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
Trim trees; install storm shutters, accordion shutters, and/or impact glass; seal outside wall openings.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 19 June 2025
View More On the cover, a young Chenier holds a 25-pound accordion the length of his torso, a big, mischievous smile on his face.
—Reya Hart, The Atlantic, 15 June 2025
Growing up in Compton-adjacent Lynwood, Calif., Yankovic listened to rock radio, but as a teenager found playing the accordion a bit solitary.
—Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 9 June 2025
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Noun
But during photography’s earlier periods, when cameras looked like boxes and accordions, the process of making pictures was much more involved than a single touch to a screen—and often relatively unobtainable for average people.
—Kaila Philo, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
Trim trees; install storm shutters, accordion shutters, and/or impact glass; seal outside wall openings.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 19 June 2025
View More On the cover, a young Chenier holds a 25-pound accordion the length of his torso, a big, mischievous smile on his face.
—Reya Hart, The Atlantic, 15 June 2025
Growing up in Compton-adjacent Lynwood, Calif., Yankovic listened to rock radio, but as a teenager found playing the accordion a bit solitary.
—Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 9 June 2025
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“Accordion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accordion. Accessed 3 Jul. 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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