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harp vs chordophone

chordophone vs harp

harp and chordophone both are nouns.

harp is a verb but chordophone is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
harp Yes No Yes No
chordophone Yes No No No
As nouns, chordophone is a hypernym of harp; that is, chordophone is a word with a broader 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
  • chordophone: a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers
harp (noun) chordophone (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 stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers
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) chordophone (verb)
come back to
play the harp
Difference between harp and chordophone

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