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automobile vs horseless carriage

horseless carriage vs automobile

automobile and horseless carriage both are nouns.

automobile is a verb but horseless carriage is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
automobile Yes No Yes No
horseless carriage Yes No No No
As nouns, horseless carriage is a hyponym of automobile; that is, horseless carriage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than automobile:
  • automobile: a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
  • horseless carriage: an early term for an automobile
automobile (noun) horseless carriage (noun)
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine an early term for an automobile
automobile (verb) horseless carriage (verb)
travel in an automobile
Difference between automobile and horseless carriage

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