reed organ

reed or·gan

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [reed awr-guh n]
- /rid ˈɔr gən/
- /riːd ˈɔːɡən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [reed awr-guh n]
- /rid ˈɔr gən/

Definitions of reed organ words

noun reed organ a musical keyboard instrument, as the harmonium or American organ, having small metal reeds through which air is forced to produce the sound. 1
noun reed organ a wind instrument, such as the harmonium, accordion, or harmonica, in which the sound is produced by reeds, each reed producing one note only 0
noun reed organ a type of pipe organ, such as the regal, in which all the pipes are fitted with reeds 0
noun reed organ an organ with a set of free metal reeds instead of pipes to produce the tones 0

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Origin of reed organ

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1850-55

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reed organ popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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