GUITAR | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Guitar

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

early 17th century: from Spanish guitarra (partly via French), from Greek kithara, denoting an instrument similar to the lyre

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɡɪˈtɑː
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a stringed musical instrument, with a fretted fingerboard, typically incurved sides, and six or twelve strings, played by plucking or strumming with the fingers or a plectrum.

Short Definition:

stringed musical instrument, with fretted fingerboard, played by plucking with fingers

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