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noun
1.
James, 1795–1869, and his brothers John, 1797–1875, (Joseph) Wesley, 1801–70, and Fletcher, 1806–77, U.S. printers and publishers.
2.
a male or female given name.
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Harper
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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| —n | |
| 1. | a large triangular plucked stringed instrument consisting of a soundboard connected to an upright pillar by means of a curved crossbar from which the strings extend downwards. The strings are tuned diatonically and may be raised in pitch either one or two semitones by the use of pedals (double-action harp). Basic key: B major; range: nearly seven octaves |
| 2. | something resembling this, esp in shape |
| 3. | an informal name (esp in pop music) for harmonica |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (intr) to play the harp |
| 5. | archaic (tr) to speak; utter; express |
| 6. | (intr; |
| [Old English hearpe; related to Old Norse harpa, Old High German harfa, Latin corbis basket, Russian korobit to warp] | |
| 'harper | |
| —n | |
| 'harpist | |
| —n | |
| Harper (ˈhɑːpə) | |
| —n | |
| Stephen (Joseph). Born 1959. Canadian statesman; prime minister from 2006 | |
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