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harmonium

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har·mo·ni·um  (här-mn-m)
n.
An organlike keyboard instrument that produces tones with free metal reeds actuated by air forced from a bellows.
[French, from harmonie, harmony, from Old French armonie, harmonie; see harmony.]
harmonium [hɑːˈməʊnɪəm]
n
(Music / Instruments) a musical keyboard instrument of the reed organ family, in which air from pedal-operated bellows causes the reeds to vibrate
[from French, from harmonie harmony]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.harmoniumharmonium - a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows
reed organ, organ
free-reed instrument - a wind instrument with a free reed
Translations
harmonium [hɑːˈməʊnɪəm] N → armonio m
harmonium [hɑːrˈməʊniəm] n → harmonium m
harmonium
n → Harmonium nt
harmonium [hɑːˈməʊnɪəm] n → armonium m inv
harmonium [hɑːˈməʊnɪəm] n → armonium m inv


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She took from the top of the harmonium the large Bible and the prayer-book from which the Vicar was accustomed to read prayers, and put them on Philip's chair.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
He gave his blessing, and then, while the solemn chords again issued from the harmonium behind the curtain, the different people began scraping and fumbling and moving very awkwardly and consciously towards the door.
The Voyage Out by Woolf, Virginia View in context
Colonel Stark laid down the lamp on the top of a harmonium beside the door.
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