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chordophone vs harp

harp vs chordophone

chordophone and harp both are nouns.

chordophone is not a verb while harp is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chordophone Yes No No No
harp Yes No Yes No
As nouns, harp is a hyponym of chordophone; that is, harp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chordophone:
  • chordophone: a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers
  • harp: a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
Other hyponyms of chordophone include balalaika, lute, mandolin.
chordophone (noun) harp (noun)
a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade
a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole
chordophone (verb) harp (verb)
come back to
play the harp
Difference between chordophone and harp

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