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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

accordionlike en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree German Akkord German -ion German Akkordeonbor. English accordion Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English accordionlike From accordion + -like.

Meanings

  1. Resembling an accordion
    • Héctor del Curto plays the bandoneón, an accordionlike instrument heard in the tangos of his native Argentina. 2009 February 6, The New York Times, “Jazz Listings”, in New York Times:

Forms

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more accordionlike Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most accordionlike Degree=Sup lexicographic