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May 26, 2012
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Synonyms for harp

Noun

1. harp, chordophone
usage: a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
2. harp, support
usage: a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade
3. harmonica, mouth organ, harp, mouth harp, free-reed instrument
usage: a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole

Verb

1. harp, dwell, repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell
usage: come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things"
2. harp, play
usage: play the harp; "She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully"
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