HARMONICA


Meaning of HARMONICA in English

/ hɑːˈmɒnɪkə; NAmE hɑːrˈmɑːn-/ ( BrE also ˈmouth organ ) noun

a small musical instrument that you hold near your mouth and play by blowing or sucking air through it

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: from Latin , feminine singular or neuter plural of harmonicus musical from Greek harmonikos , from harmonia joining, concord, from harmos joint.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.