harmonium

C2 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction

US /hɑːrˈmoʊ.ni.əm/ UK /hɑːˈməʊ.ni.əm/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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noun
a small keyboard instrument whose free reeds are sounded by air supplied through bellows

She pumped the pedals of the harmonium and began the hymn.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a small keyboard instrument... reed organ

Word family

Derived forms harmoniumist

Related forms melodeonorganfree reed

Etymology

Borrowed from French harmonium, the name patented by instrument maker Alexandre Debain in 1840, and formed from harmonie, 'harmony,' with the instrument suffix -ium.

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