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Meanings of glass harmonica in English

Russian
стеклянная гармоника
Portuguese
harmónica de vidro
Spanish
armónica de cristal
Catalan
harmònica de vidre
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A musical instrument that uses a series of glass bowls graduated in size to produce musical tones by means of friction.

      стеклянная гармоника
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      Examples for "harmonica"
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      But the harmonica actually has a long, rich and extremely interesting history.
      Radio NZ
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      But he treated the audience to plenty of his trademark wheezing harmonica.
      Reuters
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      Like I could play a harmonica first time I picked one up.
      In Cold Blood
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      Fucking pick up a harmonica and blow the shit out of it.
      The Guardian
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      Four months later I got this email with the title 'Stevie harmonica recording'.
      News.com.au
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      Alastair Galbraith plays a glass harmonium and makes some aluminium rods sing.
      Radio NZ
      Usage of glass harmonica in English
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      There were no cries coming from the Crisis Room, no sound of Mr. Sorrel playing the glass harmonica.
      The story of cirrus flux
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      The first mechanical glass harmonica was invented by Benjamin Franklin and composers like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote pieces specifically for the instrument.
      Radio NZ
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      The little lady laughed, and how charmingly she could laugh; it sounded like the bells of a glass harmonica striking against each other.
      The Day of Wrath
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      Dorothee and Bryan talk about this Utah author's historically based novel chronicling the first American sexual revolution in 'The Glass Harmonica: A Sensualist's Tale'.
      Radio NZ
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      "Now I regret I didn't make a pass at my glass harmonica gal when I had the chance."
      Further adventures
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      Audio 7:10 Evolution to E-book Utah author Dorothee Kocks interweaves her passion for history within The Glass Harmonica: A Sensualist's Tale.
      Radio NZ