About The Word Concertina
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Concertina
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What's The Definition Of Concertina?
[n] free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds
[n] coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle [v] collapse like a concertina Synonyms | Synonyms for Concertina: Related Terms | Find terms related to Concertina: See Also | barbed wire | collapse | free-reed instrument Concertina In Webster's Dictionary \Con`cer*ti"na\, n. [From It. concerto a concert.]
A small musical instrument on the principle of the accordion.
It is a small elastic box, or bellows, having free reeds on
the inside, and keys and handles on the outside of each of
the two hexagonal heads.
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