harmonium

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/hɑːrˈməʊniəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(här mō′nē əm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
har•mo•ni•um  (här mō′nē əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Music and Dancean organlike keyboard instrument with small metal reeds and a pair of bellows operated by the player's feet.
  • Latinization of Greek harmónion, neuter of harmónios harmonious 1840–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
harmonium /hɑːˈməʊnɪəm/ n
  1. a musical keyboard instrument of the reed organ family, in which air from pedal-operated bellows causes the reeds to vibrate
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from harmonie harmony
'harmonium' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
melodeon - organ - reed organ - Stevens - telharmonium

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