ac‧cor‧di‧on /əˈkɔːdiən $ əˈkɔːr-/ (
also piano accordion British English)
noun [countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: German;
Origin: akkordion, from akkord 'chord', from French accord]
a musical instrument like a large box that you hold in both hands. You play it by pressing the sides together and pulling them out again, while you push buttons and
keys.
—accordionist noun [countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲