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What is the difference between harmonica and harp?

harmonica | harp |

As nouns the difference between harmonica and harp

is that harmonica is a musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note while harp is a musical instrument consisting of an upright frame strung with strings that are stroked or plucked with the fingers.

As a verb harp is

usually with on To repeatedly mention a subject.

As a proper noun Harp is

{{surname|A=An|occupational|from=occupations}} for a player of the harp.

harmonica

English

(wikipedia harmonica)

Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * gob iron * Mississippi sax * mouth organ * tin sandwich

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    harp

    English

    (wikipedia harp)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A musical instrument consisting of an upright frame strung with strings that are stroked or plucked with the fingers.
  • (label) A harmonica.
  • (label) A grain sieve.

    • Derived terms

    * harpist

    See also

    * lyre

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To repeatedly mention a subject.
    • (US)
    (UK)
  • (label) To play on (a harp or similar instrument)
  • (label) To play (a tune) on the harp.
  • (label) To develop or give expression to by skill and art; to sound forth as from a harp; to hit upon.
    • — Shakespeare.

    Synonyms

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