adiaphon
noun
ad·i·a·phon
\ˈa-dē-ə-ˌfän\
Definition of adiaphon
-s
: a keyboard instrument resembling the adiaphonon but having tuning forks instead of steel bars
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Origin and Etymology of adiaphon
German, from New Latin adiaphonon
First Known Use: 1883
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