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harmonica noun. M18.
[Use as noun of fem. sing. or neut. pl. of Latin harmonicus: see HARMONIC.]
Any of various musical instruments; spec. (a) a mouth-organ consisting of one or more rows of free reeds arranged in a case and vibrated by blowing and sucking; (b) more fully glass harmonica, an instrument consisting of a row of concentric glass bowls kept moist and played by finger-pressure or by means of a keyboard. M18.
Any of various organ-stops. M19.