HARMONIPHON


Meaning of HARMONIPHON in English

härˈmänəˌfän noun

also har·mon·i·phone -ˌfōn

( -s )

Etymology: probably from French harmoniphon, from harmonie harmony (from Old French armonie ) + -phon (from Greek phōnē sound) — more at harmony , ban

: an obsolete wind instrument consisting of a series of reed pipes blown with a single mouthpiece and controlled by means of a keyboard, the tone resembling that of the oboe

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