telharmonium

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

tele- +‎ harmonium

Noun[edit]

telharmonium (plural telharmoniums)

  1. (historical) An early electric musical instrument for producing music at a distant point or points by means of alternating current. An operator plays a keyboard, and the music is reproduced remotely by a receiving instrument resembling a telephone, but not held to the ear.

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