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Origin of concertina
Apparently coined by the original instrument's inventor, English instrument-maker Charles Wheatstone (1802–75), who patented it in 1829; cf. concertino, seraphina a similar instrument
OTHER WORDS FROM concertina
con·cer·ti·nist, nounWords nearby concertina
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How to use concertina in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for concertina
concertina
/ (ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnə) /
noun
a small hexagonal musical instrument of the reed organ family in which metallic reeds are vibrated by air from a set of bellows operated by the player's hands. Notes are produced by pressing buttons
verb -nas, -naing or -naed
(intr) to collapse or fold up like a concertina
Derived forms of concertina
concertinist, nounWord Origin for concertina
C19: concert + -ina
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