Harmonica Definition

här-mŏnĭ-kə
noun
A small wind instrument played with the mouth; mouth organ: it has a series of graduated metal reeds that vibrate and produce tones when air is blown or sucked across them.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
An instrument consisting of tuned strips of metal or glass fixed to a frame and struck with a hammer.
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Other Word Forms of Harmonica

Noun

Singular:
harmonica
Plural:
harmonicas

Origin of Harmonica

  • Alteration of obsolete armonica glass harmonica from Italian feminine of armonico harmonious from Latin harmonicus harmonic harmonic

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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