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orchestrion
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or·ches·tri·on  (ôr-kstr-n) also or·ches·tri·na (ôrk-strn)
n.
A large mechanical instrument resembling a barrel organ that produces sound in imitation of an orchestra.
[orchestr(a) + (melod)eon.]
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