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harp vs aeolian lyre

aeolian lyre vs harp

harp and aeolian lyre both are nouns.

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

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

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