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armonica

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See also: armónica and årmonica

English

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A pair of hands on the bowls of an armonica.

Etymology

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    Coined by Benjamin Franklin, its inventor; built on Italian armonia (“harmony”). Glass harmonica is a corruption of Franklin's original word, a back-formation influenced by harmonica (a reed instrument invented sixty years later).

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    armonica (plural armonicas)

    1. A musical instrument made of blown-glass bowls mounted on a spindle turned originally by a foot pedal, and played with wetted fingers, producing an ethereal sound. Technically, it is a crystallophone.

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    Italian

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from English armonica, harmonica.

    Noun

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    armonica f (plural armoniche)

    1. (obsolete) armonica, glass harmonica
    2. harmonica, mouth organ

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    armonica f sg

    1. feminine singular of armonico

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