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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
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
As a young man, Laliberté literally ran away to the circus by starting as a street performer, mastering fire-breathing, stilt-walking and playing his father’s accordion.
—Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The concert, the second saluting the album this year, featured Pogues members Spider Stacy on tin whistle, Jem Finer on banjo, and James Fearnley on accordion.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
The bag opens almost like an accordion and has a 14-inch laptop compartment and lots of room inside for base layers, toiletries, and more.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The pleasant, quirky notes of an accordion join the strains of violin, wafting upward toward the darkening sky, accenting the polite chatter of guests hoping for a handshake and a word with America’s latest King Midas and his Nordic queen of a wife.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
As a young man, Laliberté literally ran away to the circus by starting as a street performer, mastering fire-breathing, stilt-walking and playing his father’s accordion.
—Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The concert, the second saluting the album this year, featured Pogues members Spider Stacy on tin whistle, Jem Finer on banjo, and James Fearnley on accordion.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
The bag opens almost like an accordion and has a 14-inch laptop compartment and lots of room inside for base layers, toiletries, and more.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Accordion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accordion. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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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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