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guitar-shaped

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gui·​tar-shaped | \ -tärˌshāpt, -tȧˌsh- \

Definition of guitar-shaped

: having a strongly rounded lower portion separated from a comparable but often smaller upper portion by a smooth and gradual intermediate constriction so as to suggest the outline of the body of a guitar the hourglass figure was really more nearly guitar-shaped

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“Guitar-shaped.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guitar-shaped. Accessed 13 December 2019.

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