"autoharp" meaning in English

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          "word": "harp"
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          "sense": "instrument",
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          "word": "cítara d'acords"
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          "sense": "instrument",
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          "word": "autoharpe"
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          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "avtohárfa",
          "sense": "instrument",
          "word": "автоха́рфа"
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