Harmonium


[hahr-moh-nee-uh m] /hɑrˈmoʊ ni əm/

noun
1.
an organlike keyboard instrument with small metal reeds and a pair of bellows operated by the player’s feet.
/hɑːˈməʊnɪəm/
noun
1.
a musical keyboard instrument of the reed organ family, in which air from pedal-operated bellows causes the reeds to vibrate
n.

keyboard instrument, 1847, from French harmonium, from Greek harmonia (see harmony). Invented c.1840.

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