harp
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From Old English hearpe, from Germanic *harpon-. Cognate with Dutch harp, German Harfe, Swedish harpa.
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harp (plural harps)
- A musical instrument consisting of an upright frame strung with strings that are stroked or plucked with the fingers.
- (colloquial) A harmonica.
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musical instrument
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to harp (third-person singular simple present harps, present participle harping, simple past and past participle harped)
- (usually with on) To repeatedly mention a subject.
- Why do you harp on about a single small mistake?
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to repeatedly mention a subject
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harp f.
- harp, harpsichord
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- IPA: /hɑrp/
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From Arabic
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harp