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harp vs retell

retell vs harp

harp is a noun but retell is not a noun.

harp and retell both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
harp Yes No Yes No
retell No No Yes No
As verbs, retell is a hypernym of harp; that is, retell is a word with a broader meaning than harp:
  • harp: come back to
  • retell: to say, state, or perform again
Other hypernyms of harp include ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate.
harp (noun) retell (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 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) retell (verb)
come back to to say, state, or perform again
play the harp render verbally
make into fiction
Difference between harp and retell

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