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H0069200 (härp)n.1. Music a. An instrument having an upright triangular frame consisting of a pillar, a curved neck, and a hollow back containing the sounding board, with usually 46 or 47 strings of graded lengths that are played by plucking with the fingers.b. Any of various ancient and modern instruments of similar or U-shaped design.c. Informal A harmonica.2. Something, such as a pair of vertical supports for a lampshade, that resembles a harp.intr.v. harped, harp·ing, harps To play a harp.Phrasal Verb: harp on To talk or write about to an excessive and tedious degree; dwell on.

[Middle English, from Old English hearpe and from Old French harpe, of Germanic origin.]

harp′er n.harp′ist n.

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H0069650 (här′pər), Stephen Joseph Born 1959. Canadian politician who served as prime minister (2006-2015).

Harper

(ˈhɑːpə) n (Biography) Stephen (Joseph). Born 1959. Canadian statesman; prime minister from 2006

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harper - someone who plays the harp harpistinstrumentalist, musician, player - someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

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noun someone who plays the harp

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