Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hornbostel-sachs

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: horn-bostel-sachs
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A system of musical instrument classification based on the nature of the sound-producing material.

Etymology

Devised by Erich Moritz von Hornbostel and Curt Sachs.

Inflected Forms

Sachs-Hornbostel (alternative)

Questions

What does hornbostel-sachs mean?: A system of musical instrument classification based on the nature of the sound-producing material.
Where does hornbostel-sachs come from?: Devised by Erich Moritz von Hornbostel and Curt Sachs.

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