Recent Examples on the WebWriting a book was on my bucket list, along with learning guitar and Spanish, both of which have lagged far behind.—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024 The acoustic guitar plays through naturally, while the various other instrumentation rings out subtly and cleanly.—Mark Knapp, PCMAG, 5 June 2024 Pepper-ish splendor: orchestral strings, psychedelic guitar, Dixieland brass, harp, harpsichord, flutes.—Will Hermes, New York Times, 4 June 2024 Scott Kildall · Infrared Reflections: Joshua Tree — Track #1
Another sounds more like haunting electric guitars, reverberating in a cathedral.—Christopher Intagliata, NPR, 3 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for guitar
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Word History
Etymology
French guitare, from Spanish guitarra, from Arabic qītār, from Greek kithara cithara
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