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Meaning of HARMONIUM

Pronunciation:  hâr'mowneeum

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 Definition: [n]  a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows
 
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 Synonyms: organ, reed organ
 
 See Also: free-reed instrument

 

 

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Har*mo"ni*um\, n. [NL. See {Harmony}. ]
A musical instrument, resembling a small organ and especially
designed for church music, in which the tones are produced by
forcing air by means of a bellows so as to cause the
vibration of free metallic reeds. It is now made with one or
two keyboards, and has pedals and stops.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: baroque organ, calliope, calliophone, choralcelo, electric organ, electro-pneumatic organ, Hammond organ, hydraulic organ, melodeon, melodica, orchestrelle, organ, organophone, pipe organ, reed organ, seraphine, steam organ, symphonion, tracker-action organ, tubular-pneumatic organ, vocalion
 

 

 

 

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