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guitar

[ gi-tahr ]

noun

  1. a stringed musical instrument with a long, fretted neck, a flat, somewhat violinlike body, and typically six strings, which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum.


guitar

/ ɡɪˈɑː /

noun

  1. music a plucked stringed instrument originating in Spain, usually having six strings, a flat sounding board with a circular sound hole in the centre, a flat back, and a fretted fingerboard. Range: more than three octaves upwards from E on the first leger line below the bass staff See also electric guitar bass guitar Hawaiian guitar
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

guitar

  1. A stringed musical instrument ( see strings ) usually played by strumming or plucking. Guitars are widely used in folk music and, often amplified electronically, in country and western music and rock 'n' roll .
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Derived Forms

  • ܾˈٲ-ˌ, adjective
  • ܾˈٲ, noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of guitar1

1615–25; < Spanish guitarra < Arabic ī Greek 쾱ٳá kithara
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of guitar1

C17: from Spanish guitarra, from Arabic ī, from Greek kithara cithara
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Example Sentences

Based on one of Lennon's old demo tapes, and featuring an archive recording of Harrison's guitar work, it went to number one and was nominated for awards at the Brits and the Grammys.

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“He’s a great listener, a great philosopher and his story of working at McDonald’s to get his first guitar has always stayed with me.”

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“Then I just started playing acoustic guitar in my living room and trying to write songs like I used to, back in the day. It felt a lot more comfortable, believable and raw.”

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Sometimes I will lay down, for example, a sort of psychedelic guitar track, and then I’ll lay a second track down without listening first.

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The hometown hero rose to fame after conquering the hearts of America with his guitar skills and coming in as runner-up of “American Idol’s” 17th season.

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