melodeon UK /mɪˈləʊdɪən/US /məˈloʊdi.ən/ noun3 •An accordion where the melody-side keyboard is limited to the notes of diatonic scales in a small number of keys.But Chae said it didn't matter, he'd bring his melodeon and Long Rob his fiddle; and faith! if that didn't content the folk they were looking for a church parade of the Gordons, not a wedding. — 1932 •(historical) A type of reed organ with a single keyboard.The thin, nearsighted young woman who had been humped over the keyboard of the melodeon, straightened up. The worshipers relaxed a little and began to look about. — 1909 •(US, historical) A music hall. formsmelodeons