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BARREL ORGAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does barrel organ mean?
• BARREL ORGAN (noun)
The noun BARREL ORGAN has 1 sense:
1. a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
Familiarity information: BARREL ORGAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
barrel organ; grind organ; hand organ
Hypernyms ("barrel organ" is a kind of...):
instrument; musical instrument (any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
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