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Word: concertina
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Meaning:
Noun:
- musici 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. Concertinas are distinguished from accordions (piano or button) by the direction of the button travel when pushed. On a concertina, the buttons travel in the same direction as the bellows; on an accordion, the buttons move at a right angle to the direction of bellows travel.
- Something resembling a concertina, such as a folded book or a bus door.
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Verb:
- to become compressed into a shape reminiscent of a concertina
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