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   accordion

   /əˈkɔːdɪən/

   noun

   • 1. a musical instrument played by stretching and squeezing with the hands to work a central bellows that blows air over metal reeds, the melody and chords being sounded by buttons or keys. "her five brothers and sisters were singing to the accompaniment of an accordion"
   • ▪ folding like the bellows of an accordion: "an accordion pleat"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from German Akkordion, from Italian accordare ‘to tune’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. accordionist noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   • C

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