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single-reed instrument vs hornpipe

hornpipe vs single-reed instrument

single-reed instrument and hornpipe both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
single-reed instrument Yes No No No
hornpipe Yes No No No
As nouns, hornpipe is a hyponym of single-reed instrument; that is, hornpipe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than single-reed instrument:
  • single-reed instrument: a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone)
  • hornpipe: an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone
Other hyponyms of single-reed instrument include clarinet, pibgorn, stockhorn, sax, saxophone.
single-reed instrument (noun) hornpipe (noun)
a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone) a British solo dance performed by sailors
an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone
music for dancing the hornpipe
Difference between single-reed instrument and hornpipe

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