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ac·cor·di·on
ə-ˈkȯr-dē-ən 
: a portable keyboard wind instrument in which the wind is forced past free reeds by means of a hand-operated bellows
: folding or creased or hinged to fold like an accordion
an accordion pleat
an accordion door
Examples of accordion in a Sentence
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Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
Mendes went back to blue in 2011 with a long-sleeve, off-the-shoulder accordion dress.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
Andre Thierry will close out the Town Park Plaza stage with his accordion soul music; his set will be followed by a songwriters concert at Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company featuring Ren Geisick and Chris Motter.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
Then there’s an extraordinary musician called Rory Hoffman, who plays many different instruments — clarinet, slide guitar, accordion.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 6 May 2024
Open living and dining areas are complimented by shiplap walls throughout the home, as well as accordion glass doors that allow sunset views to illuminate its indoor-outdoor design.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 May 2024
Performing with virtuoso verve and biting blues force, Chenier transformed the accordion into a lead instrument and in the 1950s and 1960s shared concert stages with Ray Charles, Ruth Brown and other legends in the making.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
Laliberté, now 64, is an eccentric with a bohemian heart who had famously busked through France as a student, playing his grandfather’s accordion.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
As a youth, Bob not only played the accordion and the organ but also became a ham radio enthusiast, which gave him an early opportunity to fiddle with electronics.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Noun
Among the papers spilled from a blue accordion folder was a yellow legal pad that contained dozens of phone numbers for organizations Franklin called to inquire about housing.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
Mendes went back to blue in 2011 with a long-sleeve, off-the-shoulder accordion dress.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
Andre Thierry will close out the Town Park Plaza stage with his accordion soul music; his set will be followed by a songwriters concert at Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company featuring Ren Geisick and Chris Motter.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
Then there’s an extraordinary musician called Rory Hoffman, who plays many different instruments — clarinet, slide guitar, accordion.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 6 May 2024
Open living and dining areas are complimented by shiplap walls throughout the home, as well as accordion glass doors that allow sunset views to illuminate its indoor-outdoor design.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 May 2024
Performing with virtuoso verve and biting blues force, Chenier transformed the accordion into a lead instrument and in the 1950s and 1960s shared concert stages with Ray Charles, Ruth Brown and other legends in the making.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
Laliberté, now 64, is an eccentric with a bohemian heart who had famously busked through France as a student, playing his grandfather’s accordion.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
As a youth, Bob not only played the accordion and the organ but also became a ham radio enthusiast, which gave him an early opportunity to fiddle with electronics.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
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“Accordion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accordion. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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accordion
1 of 2 noun
ac·cor·di·on
ə-ˈkȯrd-ē-ən
: a musical instrument that has a keyboard and a bellows and that produces tones when air is forced past metal reeds
accordion
2 of 2 adjective
: creased to fold like an accordion
accordion doors
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