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
Updated on: 8 Jul 2018
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Coming home from work one night in the early 1960s, Mr. Jackson discovered that his sons had broken a string on his guitar.
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During the lunch hour at Three Trails Elementary School, head custodian Alo Key wipes down the tables and then pulls out his guitar.
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Still, the Posies had a little scruff and blur to its guitar sounds and muscle to the drums, which situated it in the era.
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Rock legend Carlos Santana rocked Oracle Arena on Sunday, performing the national anthem on his electric guitar before Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
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The introspective, optimistic tune sees Guy and Bay trading lines in the verses, backed by classic electric guitar runs over a soothing, waltzy beat.
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Her guitar is precise and effective, swinging from tender to strident as the album progresses.
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Sang a few hillbilly songs just before hitting sack – accompanied by a guitar.
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Li Yingxia, Sichuan earthquake survivor, on her artificial limbs with her guitar prior to one of her public singing events.
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Origin and Etymology of guitar
French guitare, from Spanish guitarra, from Arabic qītār, from Greek kithara cithara
GUITAR Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of guitar for English Language Learners
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: a musical instrument that is held against the front of your body and that has usually six strings which are played with your fingers or with a pick
GUITAR Defined for Kids
Definition of guitar for Students
: a musical instrument with six strings played by plucking or strumming
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