bandoneon
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ban·do·ne·on
(băn-dō'nē-ŏn') 
n.
A small accordion especially popular in Latin America.
n.
A small accordion especially popular in Latin America.
[American Spanish bandoneón, from German Bandonion, Bandoneon : Heinrich Band (1821-1860), German inventor + (Akkord)ion, accordion; see accordion.]
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bandoneon
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Bandoneon
A square-build button accordion or concertina, invented in the 1940s by Heinrich Band of Krefeld. It has been used in dance orchestras in South America and West Africa, and by some USA avant-garde composers.
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