melodeon

or me·lo·di·on

[ muh-loh-dee-uhn ]

noun

1. a small reed organ.
2. a kind of accordion.

melodeon

/ mɪˈləʊdɪən /

noun

1. a type of small accordion
2. a type of keyboard instrument similar to the harmonium

Word History and Origins

Origin of melodeon¹

1840–50, Americanism; < German, formed on Melodie melody; accordion

Word History and Origins

Origin of melodeon¹

C19: from German, from Melodie melody

Example Sentences

Ishibashi is credited with piano, electronics, flute, synth, melodeon and vibraphone, Marty Holoubek played bass, while O’Rourke handled guitar and pedal steel duties.

From Washington Post

Mr. Kuykendall also recorded country blues men Mississippi John Hurt, Skip James and the Rev. Robert Wilkins, none of whom had recorded since the 1920s and ’30s, for the record labels Melodeon and Piedmont.

From Washington Post

"My parents were folk dancers before I was born so I was brought up with folk music. "I had a melodeon when I was 16 years old and about 14 years ago I got together with some people and started to learn how to play it properly.

From BBC

And it’s only with the six-speed that you can evoke all from the Aston’s petro-powered melodeon, from the tympanic idle to the wild happiness at 7,000 rpm.

From Wall Street Journal

It started in about 1948, when melodeon melodies drifted across the road from the Hornville Tavern into her childhood home.

From Washington Times