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harmonium

har·mo·nium

UK/hɑːˈməʊ̯.niː.əm/ US/hɑɹˈmoʊ̯.ni.əm/ rare

noun

1.

a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows

Synonyms

Origin

Borrowed from French harmonium, coined by French harmonium inventor Alexandre Debain in 1840. By surface analysis, harmony + -ium. First attested in 1847.

Phrases

  • organ harmonium
  • reed organ
  • shruti box

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