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concertina

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. concertina (noun)
  2. concertina wire (noun)

con·cer·ti·na

noun \ˌkän(t)-sər-ˈtē-nə\

Definition of CONCERTINA

1
: a musical instrument of the accordion family
2
: concertina wire
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Origin of CONCERTINA

probably from 1concert + Italian -ina, diminutive suffix
First Known Use: 1837

Rhymes with CONCERTINA

amberina, Argentina, ballerina, casuarina, Catalina, cavatina, Chianina, Filipina, javelina, ocarina, Palestrina, Pasadena, Saint Helena, sand verbena, semolina, signorina, sonatina, Teresina, Wilhelmina

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