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guitar

15 ENTRIES FOUND:

gui·tar

noun
\gə-ˈtär, gi-, especially Southern & Midland also ˈgi-ˌtär\

Definition of GUITAR

: a flat-bodied stringed instrument with a long fretted neck and usually six strings played with a pick or with the fingers
gui·tar·ist \-ist\ noun

Illustration of GUITAR

Origin of GUITAR

French guitare, from Spanish guitarra, from Arabic qītār, from Greek kithara cithara
First Known Use: 1668

Other Music Terms

cacophony, chorister, concerto, counterpoint, madrigal, obbligato, presto, presto, refrain, riff, segue

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