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music box vs musical instrument

musical instrument vs music box

music box and musical instrument both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
music box Yes No No No
musical instrument Yes No No No
As nouns, musical instrument is a hypernym of music box; that is, musical instrument is a word with a broader meaning than music box:
  • music box: produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate
  • musical instrument: any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
Other hypernyms of music box include instrument.
music box (noun) musical instrument (noun)
produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
Difference between music box and musical instrument

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