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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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Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 23 Sep. 2024
Michael Bridge, accordion; Kornel Wolak, clarinet; Ensemble Ibérica with Grayson Masefield, accordion.
—Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 19 July 2024
Exercises that can be a part of a boxing workout include side planks, sit-ups with a twist, and accordion side crunches.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 2 June 2024
La Gota Fría, a 1938 vallenato by Emiliano Zuleta that Vives famously covered, chronicles a duel between two famous accordion players.
—Daniella Tello-Garzon, refinery29.com, 6 Aug. 2024
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Yankovic, 64, began playing the accordion at the age of seven and grew up listening to Elton John, Spike Jones, Allan Sherman, Stan Freberg and Frank Zappa.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 23 Sep. 2024
Michael Bridge, accordion; Kornel Wolak, clarinet; Ensemble Ibérica with Grayson Masefield, accordion.
—Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 19 July 2024
Exercises that can be a part of a boxing workout include side planks, sit-ups with a twist, and accordion side crunches.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 2 June 2024
La Gota Fría, a 1938 vallenato by Emiliano Zuleta that Vives famously covered, chronicles a duel between two famous accordion players.
—Daniella Tello-Garzon, refinery29.com, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Accordion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accordion. Accessed 30 Oct. 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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