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Webster 1913 Edition
Guitar
Gui-tar′
,Noun.
[F.
guitare
; cf. Pr., Sp., & Pg.guitarra
, It. chitarra
; all fr. Gr. [GREEK]; cf. L. cithara
. Cf. Cittern
, Gittern
.] A stringed instrument of music resembling the lute or the violin, but larger, and having six strings, three of silk covered with silver wire, and three of catgut, – played upon with the fingers.
Webster 1828 Edition
Guitar
GUIT`AR
,Noun.
Definition 2025
guitar
guitar
English
An acoustic guitar
Alternative forms
Noun
guitar (plural guitars)
- (music) A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).
- (music) Any type of musical instrument of the lute family, characterized by a flat back, along with a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.
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Translations
musical instrument
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References
- 2000. The Acoustic Guitar Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Buy and Maintain an Acoustic Guitar. Larry Sandberg. Pg. 4.
Verb
guitar (third-person singular simple present guitars, present participle guitaring, simple past and past participle guitared)
- (rare) To play the guitar.
See also
- Appendix:Glossary of chordophones
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡitar/, [ˈɡ̊itˢɑːˀ]
Noun
guitar c (singular definite guitaren, plural indefinite guitarer)
Inflection
Inflection of guitar
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | guitar | guitaren | guitarer | guitarerne |
| genitive | guitars | guitarens | guitarers | guitarernes |