Meaning concertina
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concertina1835, from concert + fem. ending -ina. Portable musical instrument invented 1829 by Sir Charles Wheatstone. Concertina wire attested by 1917, so called from similarity to the musical instrument.
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concertinaA form of bookbinding in which the spine is continuous with the front and back covers but folded in narrow, accordion-style pleats to which the leaves or folios are attached along the peaks or valleys [..]
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concertinaA family of free aerophones similar to an accordion. Invented in 1844 by Sir Charles Wheatstone, the concertina was created with buttons on both ends of the bellows rather than a keyboard like the acc [..]
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concertina(n) coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle(n) free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds(v) collapse like a concertina
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concertinaThe solo group in a Baroque concerto grosso.
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(musical instruments) A musical instrument, like the various accordions, that is a member of the free-reed family of musical instruments, typically having buttons on both ends.
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