concertina
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concertina
- /ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnə/ UK
- /ˌkɑnsɚˈtinə/ US
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From concert + -ina.
noun concertinas
- 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. That concertina was a wonder in its way. The handles that was on it first was wore out long ago, and he'd made new ones of braided rope yarn. And the bellows was patched in more places than a cranberry picker's overalls.
- Something multiply folded like a concertina, such as a folded book, a bus door or a set of picture frames that are folded together.
- Coiled barbed wire for use as an obstacle.
- A type of booklet label, consisting of up to 32 pages of booklet as an insert.
verb concertinas · concertinaing · concertinaed
- To become compressed into a shape reminiscent of a concertina. The car concertinaed into the wall.
- To be drawn closer and farther apart repeatedly, or up and down, as if situated on a working concertina's folds. This resulted in some fragmentation of the line as the boats in some cases closed to just 50 metres as they concertinaed in and out of sight of each other.
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noun musical instrument
| Español | acordeón, concertina |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 콘서티나 konseotina |
| 日本語 | アコーディオン式 akōdion-noru, コンサーティーナ konsātīna |
| 中文 | 六角手風琴狀 /六角手风琴状 liùjiǎo shǒufēngqín zhuàng |
| Português | concertina |
| Français | accordéon |
| Deutsch | Ziehharmonika, Konzertina |
| Italiano | fisarmonica |
| Ελληνικά | κονσερτίνα konsertína |
| Русский | концертина koncertina |
| עברית | מפוחית יד |
Talk about this word "concertina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/concertina. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. concertina. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/concertina "concertina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/concertina.
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@misc{concertina_2026,
title = {concertina},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/concertina},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
