Definition of telharmonium
:an instrument for producing music at a distant point via telephone wire by means of alternating currents of electricity controlled by an operator who plays on a keyboard
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telharmonium
noun
tel·harmonium
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Origin and Etymology of telharmonium
New Latin, from 1tel- + -harmonium
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