accordion

noun
[L315983]

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  • plural : accordions
  • singular : accordion

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  • portable free-reed instrument with a mechanical keyboard under each hand, manipulated by the fingers to select pitches

Examples (not attached to a Sense)

    The word ‘accordion’ is widely used specifically to mean the type of instrument with a rectangular body shape, a chromatic right-hand keyboard (whether with piano keys or buttons) parallel to the player's body and a bass button keyboard under the left hand.

accordion

verb
[L313580]

Forms

  • simple present : accordion
  • simple present, singular, third person : accordions
  • simple past : accordioned
  • present participle : accordioning
  • past participle : accordioned

Senses

  • to compress in a zigzagged series of folds, like an accordion

accordion

adjective
[L1732855]

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