harmonica

har·mon·i·ca

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hahr-mon-i-kuh]
- /hɑrˈmɒn ɪ kə/
- /hɑːˈmɒn.ɪ.kə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahr-mon-i-kuh]
- /hɑrˈmɒn ɪ kə/

Definitions of harmonica word

noun harmonica 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. 1
noun harmonica any of various percussion instruments that use graduated bars of metal or other hard material as sounding elements. 1
noun harmonica A small rectangular wind instrument with a row of metal reeds along its length, held against the lips and moved from side to side to produce different notes by blowing or sucking. 1
noun harmonica musical instrument 1
countable noun harmonica A harmonica is a small musical instrument. You play the harmonica by moving it across your lips and blowing and sucking air through it. 0
noun harmonica 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 0

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Parts of speech for Harmonica

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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harmonica popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for harmonica

noun harmonica

harp — a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
french harp — harmonica (def 1).
harmonicon — harmonica (def 1).
mouth harp — harmonica (def 1).
mouth organ — harmonica (def 1).

All 5 Synonyms of harmonica

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