Definition of accordion
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a portable keyboard wind instrument in which the wind is forced past free reeds by means of a hand-operated bellows
accordion
adjectiveDefinition of accordion (Entry 2 of 2)
: folding or creased or hinged to fold like an accordion
an accordion pleat an accordion door
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The first known use of accordion was in 1830
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