guitar
[ gi-tahr ]
/ gɪˈtɑr /
noun
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.
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British Dictionary definitions for guitar
guitar
/ (ɡɪˈtɑː) /
noun
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 staffSee also electric guitar, bass guitar, Hawaiian guitar
Derived forms of guitar
guitarist, nounguitar-like, adjectiveWord Origin for guitar
C17: from Spanish guitarra, from Arabic qītār, from Greek kithara cithara
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Cultural definitions for guitar
guitar
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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