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harps

harps noun: the side of a coin that bears an image of the Irish harp. Also the plural of harp.

Noun

harps

  1. (Ireland) The side of a coin that bears an image of the Irish harp.
    Antonyms:
    heads

Proper noun capitalized: Harps

Harps (plural Harpses)

  1. A surname.

Also used as

harps is also the plural of harp.

harps is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of harp.

Antonyms of harps

Forms of harps

pluralHarpses

Origin of harps

Patronymic form of Harp.

Words formed from harps

Phrases with harps

28 more phrasesFewer phrases

Questions about harps

What does harps mean?
Harps means the side of a coin that bears an image of the Irish harp.
What part of speech is harps?
Harps can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near harps in the dictionary

  1. harpoonless
  2. harpoons
  3. Harpootlian
  4. harpress
  5. harpresses
  6. harps
  7. harps of David
  8. harps on
  9. harps on one string
  10. harps on the same string
  11. Harpses

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