chordophone

chor·do·phone

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kawr-duh-fohn]
- /ˈkɔr dəˌfoʊn/
- /kˈɔːdəfˌəʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kawr-duh-fohn]
- /ˈkɔr dəˌfoʊn/

Definitions of chordophone word

noun chordophone any musical instrument producing sounds through the vibration of strings, such as the piano, harp, violin, or guitar 3
noun chordophone a stringed instrument of a group including the harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers. 1
noun chordophone A stringed instrument. 1
noun chordophone (music) Any musical instrument that produces sound from one or more vibrating strings; a string instrument. 0

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Origin of chordophone

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40; chord1 + -o- + -phone

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Parts of speech for Chordophone

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Chordophone

chordophone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

chordophone usage trend in Literature

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