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gospel vs doo-wop

doo-wop vs gospel

gospel and doo-wop both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gospel Yes No No No
doo-wop Yes No No No
As nouns, doo-wop is a hyponym of gospel; that is, doo-wop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gospel:
  • gospel: folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)
  • doo-wop: a genre (usually a cappella) of Black vocal-harmony music of the 1950s that evolved in New York City from gospel singing; characterized by close four-part harmonies; the name derived from some of the nonsense syllables sung by the backup
Other hyponyms of gospel include soul.
gospel (noun) doo-wop (noun)
a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance a genre (usually a cappella) of Black vocal-harmony music of the 1950s that evolved in New York City from gospel singing; characterized by close four-part harmonies; the name derived from some of the nonsense syllables sung by the backup
the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group
an unquestionable truth
folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)
Difference between gospel and doo-wop

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