chang
noun
Simple meaning
A traditional harp of central and southwest Asia.
Pronunciation
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changIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtʃæŋ
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Definition
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noun
often italicized
A traditional harp of central and southwest Asia
A Naga language spoken in north-eastern India.
A gewog of Thimphu District, Bhutan.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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Inflected forms
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Made or become different in nature or form.
A person who changes something.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
Capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
The longest river of Asia.
One of the 8 immortals of Taoism.
One of the 8 immortals of Taoism.
An automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
An act that changes the light that something reflects.
The act of changing the direction in which something is oriented.
The act of changing the unity or wholeness of something.
A movement through space that changes the location of something.
The act of changing the amount or size of something.
An action that changes the shape of something.
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