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guitar

gui·tar

UK/ɡɪˈtɑː/ US/ɡɪˈtɑɹ/ common informal

noun

1.

a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking

Origin

From Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra), from Ancient Greek κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ (kĭthắrā).

Phrases

  • acoustic guitar
  • air guitar
  • armónico guitar
  • baritone guitar
  • Baroque guitar
  • bass guitar
  • bottleneck guitar
  • bowed guitar

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