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harmonica

[hahr-mon-i-kuh]

noun

  1. Also called mouth organ.a musical wind instrument consisting of a small rectangular case containing a set of metal reeds connected to a row of holes, over which the player places the mouth and exhales and inhales to produce the tones.

  2. any of various percussion instruments that use graduated bars of metal or other hard material as sounding elements.



harmonica

/ ɑːˈɒɪə /

noun

  1. Also called: mouth organ.a small wind instrument of the reed organ family in which reeds of graduated lengths set into a metal plate enclosed in a narrow oblong box are made to vibrate by blowing and sucking

  2. See glass harmonica

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of harmonica1

Noun use of feminine of Latin harmonicus harmonic; in the form armonica (< Italian < Latin ) applied by Benjamin Franklin in 1762 to a set of musical glasses; later used of other instruments
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of harmonica1

C18: from Latin harmonicus relating to harmony
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As she sat on a fellow fan's shoulders, they played the harmonica section together before Springsteen gave Holly his harmonica.

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On Venus, sounds that are caused by solid objects vibrating, like harmonicas or reed organ pipes, would be pitched down because the atmosphere is dense and soupy.

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In addition to singing with Simpson, King played harmonica during the duet.

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Khan had set up Wonder’s cameo by saying they should do “I Feel for You” again since Wonder played harmonica on the original record in 1984.

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“Pack your harmonicas,” the Kings’ X account posted following the team’s 6-2 win over the Oilers on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena.

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