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Rareconcertina
The correct spelling is concertina.
How to pronounce concertina
noun
IPA: /ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnə/
Say it like: Con-ser-tin-a
The correct spelling is concertina. 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. For example: "The car concertinaed into the wall."
Usage Examples
“The car concertinaed into the wall.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.Something resembling a concertina, such as a folded book, a bus door or a set of picture frames that are folded together.
- 3.Coiled barbed wire for use as an obstacle.
- 4.A type of booklet label, consisting of up to 32 pages of booklet as an insert.
verb
- 1.To become compressed into a shape reminiscent of a concertina
- 2.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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