CONCERTINA


Meaning of CONCERTINA in English

/ ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnə; NAmE ˌkɑːnsərˈt-/ noun , verb

■ noun

a musical instrument like a small accordion , that you hold in both hands. You press the ends together and pull them apart to produce sounds.

■ verb

( con·cer·tina·ing , con·cer·tinaed , con·cer·tinaed ) [ v ] ( BrE ) to fold up like a concertina :

The truck crashed into the tree and concertinaed.

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from concert + -ina .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.