Origin of accordion

1831; < German, now spelling Akkordion, Akkordeon name under which the instrument was patented in Vienna in 1829; probably < French accord(er) or Italian accord(are) to harmonize (see accord) + French -ion -ion, as in German Orchestrion orchestrion

Words nearby accordion

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Words related to accordion

concertina, melodeon, squeezebox

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British Dictionary definitions for accordion

accordion
/ (əˈkɔːdɪən) /

noun

a portable box-shaped instrument of the reed organ family, consisting of metallic reeds that are made to vibrate by air from a set of bellows controlled by the player's hands. Notes are produced by means of studlike keys
short for piano accordion

Derived forms of accordion

accordionist, noun

Word Origin for accordion

C19: from German Akkordion, from Akkord harmony, chord