melodeon
noun
me·lo·de·on
mə-ˈlō-dē-ən 
: a small reed organ in which a suction bellows draws air inward through the reeds
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Everyone sings, reluctantly or not, and surprise instruments pop up everywhere: Is that a melodeon on the window seat?
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Usually, the boys gathered in Francis’ rooms to talk politics and sing, accompanied by his jaunty melodeon.
—Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
An 1863 melodeon, originally owned by Mrs. Stephen Warren, who lived across from the church in a brick home that still stands, was carried across the Watertown Plank Road weekly for services.
—Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2017
The melodeon was played for those participating in the Hartland History Walk on July 1 as part of Hartland’s 125th anniversary celebration.
—Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2017
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Usually, the boys gathered in Francis’ rooms to talk politics and sing, accompanied by his jaunty melodeon.
—Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
An 1863 melodeon, originally owned by Mrs. Stephen Warren, who lived across from the church in a brick home that still stands, was carried across the Watertown Plank Road weekly for services.
—Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2017
The melodeon was played for those participating in the Hartland History Walk on July 1 as part of Hartland’s 125th anniversary celebration.
—Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2017
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“Melodeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/melodeon. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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melodeon
noun
me·lo·de·on
mə-ˈlōd-ē-ən
: a small reed organ in which a bellows draws air inward through the reeds
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