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From Aeolus (see Aeolian harp) + -ina. Piecewise doublet of Aeoline. Developed under this name by the English physicist and inventor Charles Wheatstone (1802–1875).
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aeolina
Today it means: An early type of harmonica with metal plates enclosing free reeds. Full definition →