telharmonium

[ tel-hahr-moh-nee-uhm ]

noun

1. a musical keyboard instrument operating by alternating currents of electricity which, on impulse from the keyboard, produce music at a distant point via telephone lines.

Word History and Origins

Origin of telharmonium¹

tel- ¹ + harmonium

Example Sentences

Just why the telharmonium has not made good its promises of popularity I do not know.

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