# melophone

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of various kinds of accordion, especially a handheld free reed instrument of 19th-century France.

## Etymology
Probably from French mélophone, from mélo- + -phone. By surface analysis, melo- + -phone.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/melophone