Meaning Of The Word Accordion

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accordion
countable noun: An accordion is a musical instrument in the shape of a fairly large box which you hold in your hands. You play the accordion by pressing keys or buttons on either side while moving the two sides together and apart. Accordions are used especially to play t

accordion in American English
a musical instrument with keys, metal reeds, and a bellows: it is played by alternately pulling out and pressing together the bellows to force air through the reeds, which are opened by fingering the keys
having folds, or folding, like the bellows of an accordion
adjective: having a fold or folds like the bellows of an accordion
intransitive verb: to open by folding back or pressing together in the manner of an accordion
noun: a portable wind instrument having a large bellows for forcing air through small metal reeds, a keyboard for the right hand, and buttons for sounding single bass notes or chords for the left hand
transitive verb: to demolish by crushing together lengthwise

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