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Concertina

Concertina Meaning & Definition
Concertina Definition And Meaning

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

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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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