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HARMONICA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does harmonica mean? 

HARMONICA (noun)
  The noun HARMONICA has 1 sense:

1. a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired holeplay

  Familiarity information: HARMONICA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HARMONICA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

harmonica; harp; mouth harp; mouth organ

Hypernyms ("harmonica" is a kind of...):

free-reed instrument (a wind instrument with a free reed)


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