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concertina

Syllabification: (con·cer·ti·na)
Pronunciation: /ˌkänsərˈtēnə/

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Definition of concertina

noun

  • a small musical instrument, typically polygonal in form, played by stretching and squeezing between the hands, to work a central bellows that blows air over reeds, each note being sounded by a button. Compare with accordion.
  • [as modifier] opening or closing in multiple folds:concertina doors

verb (concertinas, concertinaing, concertinaed /-ˈtēnəd/)

[with object]
  • extend, compress, or collapse in folds like those of a concertina: (as adjective concertinaed)big rolls of concertinaed wire figurativea request that the negotiations be concertinaed into a week-long session

Origin:

mid 19th century: from concert + -ina

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