harmonica
noun
har·mon·i·ca
här-ˈmä-ni-kə 
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: a small rectangular wind instrument with free reeds recessed in air slots from which tones are sounded by exhaling and inhaling
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Others chalk up social trends such as learning to play the harmonica or wearing more brown clothing as forewarnings of a financial downturn on the horizon.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
As a young harmonica player, Josh performed with Grammy winners as well as Blues and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
Welles gets Dylan comparisons all the time owing to his rough-hewn vocal grain, the harmonica propped up around his face like orthodontic headgear, and a young Bob being the average person’s main reference point for wordy folk music with a bent toward social commentary.
—Jack Denton, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
But that was pretty nerve wracking, playing the harmonica in front of Bob Dylan.
—Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
As a young harmonica player, Josh performed with Grammy winners as well as Blues and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
Welles gets Dylan comparisons all the time owing to his rough-hewn vocal grain, the harmonica propped up around his face like orthodontic headgear, and a young Bob being the average person’s main reference point for wordy folk music with a bent toward social commentary.
—Jack Denton, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
But that was pretty nerve wracking, playing the harmonica in front of Bob Dylan.
—Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Harmonica.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harmonica. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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harmonica
noun
har·mon·i·ca
här-ˈmän-i-kə
: a small musical instrument that is held in the hand and played by the mouth and that produces a sound through metal reeds which vibrate as air is blown or drawn past them
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