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harp
noun
- a musical instrument with strings stretched vertically in an open, triangular frame and played by plucking with the fingers: the modern harp has usually forty-six strings and, to permit the playing of halftones, seven foot-pedals
- a harp-shaped object or implement
- Slang harmonica (sense )
intransitive verb
- to play a harp
- to persist in talking or writing tediously or continuously (on or upon something)
transitive verb
Rare to give voice to; express
Related Forms:
- harper noun
See harp in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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