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Definition of guitar noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

guitar

noun
 
 
/ɡɪˈtɑː(r)/
 
/ɡɪˈtɑːr/
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  1. a musical instrument that usually has six strings and that you play with your fingers or with a plectrum
    • an acoustic/electric guitar
    • a classical guitar
    • a guitar player
    • a guitar solo/riff
    • Do you play the guitar?
    • She plays guitar in a band.
    • As he sang, he strummed his guitar.
    • He gently plucked his guitar.
    • on guitar The track features Anton on guitar and vocals.
    see also air guitar, bass1, lead guitar, rhythm guitarTopics Musica1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • acoustic
    • bass
    • electric
    • …
    verb + guitar
    • strum
    • strum on
    • pluck
    • …
    guitar + noun
    • string
    • pick
    • plectrum
    • …
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    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Spanish guitarra (partly via French), from Greek kithara, denoting an instrument similar to the lyre.
See guitar in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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