DictionaryRoot: harmonium
French
harmonium
reed keyboard instrument
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noun
harmonium
har-MOH-nee-um/hɑːrˈməʊniəm/
A small keyboard instrument that produces sound by blowing air through reeds.
Etymology
The French instrument name was formed from Greek harmonia, “concord of sounds,” literally “means of joining.” It connects the keyboard instrument with musical harmony—the pleasing joining of sounds.