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Definition of concertina noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of a concertina

concertina

noun

concertina pronunciation English

ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnə concertina pronunciation American

concertina pronunciation American

ˌkɑːnsərˈtiːnə

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.