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Akkord

musical chord

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A single piano accordion in three-quarter view, its bellows partly extended so the piano keyboard, pleated bellows, bass buttons, and carrying straps are immediately recognizable.
noun / adjective

accordion

uh-KOR-dee-un/əˈkɔːrdiən/

A bellows-driven musical instrument with keys or buttons.

Etymology
accordGermanmusical chord
+ionGermaninstrument-name ending

Akkord means a musical chord or concord of sounds. The instrument’s name uses that musical sense of harmony, with an ending modeled on names such as clarion.

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