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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
Examples of accordion in a Sentence
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Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
The family returned to Japan in 1941, taking only some clothes, an album of pictures, and the accordion, and Mr. Ozawa began learning piano.
—The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Feb. 2024
This norteño-pop fusion is seamlessly done, thanks to accordion riffs that echo Venegas’ original composition, further highlighting the band’s adaptability and innovation.
—Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024
Tejano music has its roots in South and Central Texas and blends music styles from Northern Mexico, along with German and Czech polka and waltzes, and incorporates instruments like the accordion.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024
An accordion rests in the foyer of the 1926 bungalow.
—Joe Sills, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Guitars flutter, an accordion wheezes and a singer unwinds the triumphant tale of Fernando Ochoa Jauregui, a Modesto-area builder of food trucks and trailers.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
There was an accordion player who my mom first saw on the street.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2024
Granted, a few cast members pick up a few instruments — an accordion here, a violin there, a guitar everywhere — but even that can’t explain the marvel of it all.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
Noun
His hands were moving in and out as if playing an invisible accordion.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
The family returned to Japan in 1941, taking only some clothes, an album of pictures, and the accordion, and Mr. Ozawa began learning piano.
—The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Feb. 2024
This norteño-pop fusion is seamlessly done, thanks to accordion riffs that echo Venegas’ original composition, further highlighting the band’s adaptability and innovation.
—Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024
Tejano music has its roots in South and Central Texas and blends music styles from Northern Mexico, along with German and Czech polka and waltzes, and incorporates instruments like the accordion.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024
An accordion rests in the foyer of the 1926 bungalow.
—Joe Sills, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Guitars flutter, an accordion wheezes and a singer unwinds the triumphant tale of Fernando Ochoa Jauregui, a Modesto-area builder of food trucks and trailers.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
There was an accordion player who my mom first saw on the street.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2024
Granted, a few cast members pick up a few instruments — an accordion here, a violin there, a guitar everywhere — but even that can’t explain the marvel of it all.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
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“Accordion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accordion. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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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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