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theremin

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See also: theremín and þeremín

English

Etymology

Named after Russian inventor Léon Theremin (1896–1993). Theremin is a French version of his Russian name, Ле́в Терме́н (Lév Termén).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθɛə.ɹəˌmɪn/, /ˈθɛ.ɹɪ.mɪn/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

theremin (plural theremins)

  1. An electronic musical instrument that generates sound of varying pitch and volume depending on the proximity of the musician’s hands to two antennae mounted on the instrument.

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Finnish

Etymology

From French thérémine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈteremin/, [ˈt̪e̞re̞min]
  • Rhymes: -eremin

Noun

theremin

  1. (music) theremin

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More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
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Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English theremin.

Noun

theremin m (plural therémines)

  1. (music) alternative form of theremín

Further reading

  • theremin”, in Diccionario histórico de la lengua española [Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2013, →ISSN

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