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electric guitar

American

noun

a guitar equipped with electric or magnetic pickups that permit its sound to be amplified and fed to a loudspeaker.

electric guitar British

noun

an electronically amplified guitar, used mainly in pop music Compare acoustic guitar

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electric guitars

plural

Etymology

Origin of electric guitar

First recorded in 1935–40

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electric guitar

Together, amid recorded bursts of electric guitar, they kinetically update these rival combatants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

The curvy design is by far the world’s most popular electric guitar shape.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

We would sit knee-to-knee the room was so small, and he’d play the electric guitar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026

He joined Fleetwood Mac in the 1990s for their 16th studio album, Time, and toured with them, before later starting a sustainable electric guitar company with industrial designer Ravi Sawhney in 2004.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

Each one is either behind a keyboard, a drum set, an electric guitar, or a microphone.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

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