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Definition of Theremin
1. Noun. An electronic musical instrument; melodies can be played by moving the right hand between two rods that serve as antennas to control pitch; the left hand controls phrasing.
Definition of Theremin
1. Noun. 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. ¹
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Definition of Theremin
1. a musical instrument [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Theremin
Literary usage of Theremin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History and Repository of Pulpit Eloquence, (deceased Divines,) Containing by Henry Clay Fish (1856)
"FRANZ theremin- theremin was born in the year 1783, at Gramzow, in the northern part
... theremin was held in the highest estimation for worth of character, ..."
2. Bibliotheca Sacra and Theological Review (1860)
"The general theory of theremin seems to be, not that every eloquent orator ...
But theremin here distinguishes between Eloquence and " a purely moral," " a ..."
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