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noun
A style of parallel folding with the folds alternating between front and back; concertina fold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: media, printing, publishing
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noun
Any printed material (book, leaflet etc.) having such folds; a concertina.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: media, printing, publishing
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History
Named after Leporello, the servant of the eponymous character in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera Don Giovanni, who unfolds a long list of Don Giovanni's love conquests.
Across languages
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