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Ser′aph-ine.

Music.) An enlarged form of the accordeon, introduced by Green. It was an organ with free-reeds, a key-board, and bellows worked by a pedal. It was the progenitor of the parlor organ, and has suffered a number of names,—ceolophon; physharmonica; oeolomusicon; poikilorgue; harmonium; melodeon; symphonium.

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