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accordion noun & adjective. M19.
[German Akkordion, from Italian accordare tune (an instrument).]
A. noun. A portable musical instrument consisting of bellows, metal reeds, and a keyboard and/or buttons. M19.
See also piano accordion.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Folding like the bellows of an accordion. L19.
accordion pleat, accordion-pleated adjective, accordion wall, etc.
accordionist noun L19.