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gui·tar  (g-tär)
n.
A musical instrument having a flat-backed rounded body that narrows in the middle, a long fretted neck, and usually six strings, played by strumming or plucking.

[French guitare, from Spanish guitarra, from Greek kithar, cithara.]

gui·tarist n.

guitar [gɪˈtɑː]
n
(Music / Instruments) Music a plucked stringed instrument originating in Spain, usually having six strings, a flat sounding board with a circular sound hole in the centre, a flat back, and a fretted fingerboard. Range: more than three octaves upwards from E on the first leger line below the bass staff See also electric guitar, bass guitar, Hawaiian guitar
[from Spanish guitarra, from Arabic qītār, from Greek kithara cithara]
guitarist  n
guitar-like  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.guitarguitar - a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking
acoustic guitar - sound is not amplified by electrical means
bass guitar - the guitar with six strings that has the lowest pitch
cithern, citole, cittern, gittern, cither - a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
electric guitar - a guitar whose sound is amplified by electrical means
fingerboard - a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers
Hawaiian guitar, steel guitar - guitar whose steel strings are twanged while being pressed with a movable steel bar for a glissando effect
stringed instrument - a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound
uke, ukulele - a small guitar having four strings
Translations
guitar [gɪˈtɑːʳ] Nguitarra f; (= electric guitarist) → guitarra mf

guitar [gɪˈtɑːr] nguitare f
I play the guitar → Je joue de la guitare.

guitar
nGitarre f

guitar [gɪˈtɑːʳ] nchitarra
guitar [gɪˈtɑːʳ] nchitarra

guitar
n guitar [giˈtaː]
a type of musical instrument with usually six strings. kitaar قيثار китара kytara guitar die Gitarre κιθάρα guitarra kitarr گیتار kitara guitare גִּיטָרָה गिटार, एक वाद्य यंत्र gitara gitár gitar gítar chitarra ギター 기타 gitara ģitāra gitar gitaar gitar gitara guitarra chitară гитара gitara kitara gitara gitarr กีตาร์ เครื่องเล่นดนตรีประเภทดีด gitar 吉他 гітара چھتارا، گٹار đàn ghi ta
n guiˈtarist
kitaarspeler عازِف قيثار китарист kytarista guitarist der/die Gitarrist(in) κιθαρίστας guitarrista kitarrist نوازنده گیتار kitaristi guitariste נָגָן גִּיטָרָה, גִיטָרִיסט गिटार वादक gitarist gitár(játék)os gitaris gítarleikari chitarrista ギター奏者 기타 연주자 gitaristas ģitārists pemain gitar gitarist gitarist, gitarspiller gitarzysta guitarrista chitarist гитарист gitarista kitarist gitarista gitarrist นักกีตาร์ gitarist 吉他彈奏者 гітарист گٹار نواز người chơi đàn ghi ta

guitar جيتار kytara guitar Gitarre κιθάρα guitarra kitara guitare gitara chitarra ギター 기타 gitaar gitar gitara guitarra, violão гитара gitarr กีตาร์ gitar đàn ghi-ta 吉他


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In his desire to take guitar lessons he applied to one of his young masters to teach him, but the young man, not having much faith in the ability of the slave to master the guitar at his age, sought to discourage him by telling him: "Uncle Jake, I will give you guitar lessons; but, Jake, I will have to charge you three dollars for the first lesson, two dollars for the second lesson, and one dollar for the third lesson.
When she had finished, she gave the guitar to Agatha, who at first declined it.
Anisya, go and see if the strings of my guitar are all right.
 
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