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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Broader terms: squeezebox
noun
Something multiply folded like a concertina, such as a folded book, a bus door or a set of picture frames that are folded together.
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noun
Coiled barbed wire for use as an obstacle.
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noun
A type of booklet label, consisting of up to 32 pages of booklet as an insert.
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verb
To become compressed into a shape reminiscent of a concertina.
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verb
To be drawn closer and farther apart repeatedly, or up and down, as if situated on a working concertina's folds.
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noun
free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: free-reed instrument
Narrower terms: bandoneon
noun
coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: barbed wire, barbwire
verb
collapse like a concertina
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Broader terms: collapse
History
From concert + -ina.
Across languages
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