Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

melodeon

/məˈloʊdi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: melodeon
IPA: /məˈloʊdi.ən/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of reed organ with a single keyboard.

noun

An accordion where the melody-side keyboard is limited to the notes of diatonic scales in a small number of keys.

noun

American usage

Example Sentences

"The thin, nearsighted young woman who had been humped over the keyboard of the melodeon, straightened up. The worshipers relaxed a little and began to look about."
"But Chae said it didn't matter, he'd bring his melodeon and Long Rob his fiddle; and faith! if that didn't content the folk they were looking for a church parade of the Gordons, not a wedding."
"His brother, Roy, joined him as a dancer - their two-man jigs were much admired - and his nephew, Jamie Wheeler, has become the side's principal musician, on melodeon and fiddle."

Etymology

From French mélodium, with change of ending.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: mélodium

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /məˈloʊdi.ən/
British English: /mɪˈləʊdɪən/

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

melodeons (plural) melodium (alternative)

Derived Forms

melodeonist

Phrases

cat melodeon

Synonyms

diatonic button accordion

Homonyms

melodion

Rhymes With

nickelodeon custodian collodion rhodian acanthodian melodion allodian

Questions

How do you pronounce melodeon?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈloʊdi.ən/.
What does melodeon mean?: A type of reed organ with a single keyboard.
Where does melodeon come from?: It is traced to French.

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