adiaphonon

noun

ad·​i·​aph·​o·​non

ˌa-dē-ˈa-fə-ˌnän

plural -s

: a keyboard instrument resembling the piano but having steel bars instead of strings

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from a- entry 2 + Greek diaphōnon, neuter of diaphōnos discordant

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

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