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harmonica

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. harmonica (noun)
  2. glass harmonica (noun)
  3. nail harmonica (noun)

har·mon·i·ca

noun \här-ˈmä-ni-kə\

Definition of HARMONICA

1
: glass harmonica
2
: a small rectangular wind instrument with free reeds recessed in air slots from which tones are sounded by exhaling and inhaling
— har·mon·i·cist \-nə-sist\ noun
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Origin of HARMONICA

Italian armonica, feminine of armonico harmonious
First Known Use: 1762

Rhymes with HARMONICA

japonica, Salonika, veronica

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