harmonica

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See also: harmónica, harmònica, and harmônica

English

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Harmonicas (wind instruments)

Etymology

From armonica, coined by Benjamin Franklin to refer to his glass harmonica, an instrument that predated the small wind instrument by several decades.[1] Doublet of harmonic.

Pronunciation

Noun

harmonica (plural harmonicas)

  1. A musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note.
  2. A musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with the dampened finger, give forth the tones.
  3. A toy instrument of strips of glass or metal hung on two tapes, and struck with hammers.

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References

  1. ^ “harmonica”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English harmonica (“musical instrument made from hemispherical glasses”), coined by Benjamin Franklin as armonica based on Italian armonica, from Latin harmonica, feminine of harmonicus, from Ancient Greek ἁρμονία (harmonía, “harmony”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɦɑrˈmoː.ni.kaː/
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  • Hyphenation: har‧mo‧ni‧ca

Noun

harmonica f (plural harmonica's)

  1. harmonica, mouth harp (portable wind instrument)
    Synonym: mondharmonica
  2. harmonica, glass harmonica (musical instrument made from hemispherical glasses)
    Synonym: glasharmonica

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Harmonika; compare harmonique.

Pronunciation

Noun

harmonica m (plural harmonicas)

  1. harmonica

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