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harp vs aeolian harp

aeolian harp vs harp

harp and aeolian harp both are nouns.

harp is a verb but aeolian harp is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
harp Yes No Yes No
aeolian harp Yes No No No
As nouns, aeolian harp is a hyponym of harp; that is, aeolian harp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than harp:
  • 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
  • aeolian harp: a harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over them
Other hyponyms of harp include aeolian lyre, wind harp, lyre.
harp (noun) aeolian harp (noun)
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 harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over them
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
harp (verb) aeolian harp (verb)
come back to
play the harp
Difference between harp and aeolian harp

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