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vibraharp

vi·bra·harp
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vahy-bruh-hahrp]
    • /ˈvaɪ brəˌhɑrp/
    • /vˈaɪbrəhˌɑːp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vahy-bruh-hahrp]
    • /ˈvaɪ brəˌhɑrp/

Definitions of vibraharp word

  • noun vibraharp a musical percussion instrument that resembles a marimba and is played with mallets, but that has metal instead of wooden bars and has a set of electrically powered resonators for sustaining the tone or creating a vibrato. 1
  • abbreviation VIBRAHARP vibraphone 0
  • noun vibraharp the vibraphone. 0

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Origin of vibraharp

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
1925-30; < Latin vibrā(re) to shake + harp

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Parts of speech for Vibraharp

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

vibraharp popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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