Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orchestrion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: or-chestri-on
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mechanical multiple musical instrument designed to sound like an orchestra or band.

Etymology

From German Orchestrion, from Orchester (“orchestra”) + -ion (compare Akkordion (“accordion”)). Developed by the German composer, organist, teacher and theorist Georg Joseph Vogler (1749–1814).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Orchestrion

Inflected Forms

orchestrions (plural)

Synonyms

orchestrina

Questions

What does orchestrion mean?: A mechanical multiple musical instrument designed to sound like an orchestra or band.
Where does orchestrion come from?: It is traced to German.

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