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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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Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Murals on side streets depict women cooking tortillas on a comal and musicians playing guitar and accordion.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Women join in on guitar, mandolin, and accordion.
—Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
Louisiana zydeco rolls across the room, driven by accordion and the full-body washboard frottoir (a percussion instrument).
—Phil Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Mike Dvorak returned to play the accordion and strolled the event premises while singing about the Cocoa Crawl.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Murals on side streets depict women cooking tortillas on a comal and musicians playing guitar and accordion.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Women join in on guitar, mandolin, and accordion.
—Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
Louisiana zydeco rolls across the room, driven by accordion and the full-body washboard frottoir (a percussion instrument).
—Phil Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Accordion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accordion. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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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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