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Word: Harp
Speech Type: Noun
Old English hearpe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch harp and German Harfe
hɑːp
a musical instrument consisting of a frame supporting a graduated series of parallel strings, played by plucking with the fingers. The modern orchestral harp has an upright frame, with pedals which enable the strings to be retuned to different keys.
Short Definition:musical instrument
- Papa had been teaching him to play the blues harp
a marine mollusc which has a large vertically ribbed shell with a wide aperture, found chiefly in the Indo-Pacific.
Short Definition:marine mollusc
Word: Harp
Speech Type: Verb
hɑːp
talk or write persistently and tediously on (a particular topic)
Short Definition:talk or write persistently and tediously
Examples:- I don't want to harp on about the past
- you need to stop harping on her age
play on a harp
Short Definition:play on a harp
Examples:- among them harped the divine minstrel Demodocus
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