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membranophone vs tom-tom

tom-tom vs membranophone

membranophone and tom-tom both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
membranophone Yes No No No
tom-tom Yes No No No
As nouns, tom-tom is a hyponym of membranophone; that is, tom-tom is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than membranophone:
  • membranophone: a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
  • tom-tom: any of various drums with small heads
membranophone (noun) tom-tom (noun)
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end any of various drums with small heads
Difference between membranophone and tom-tom

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