guitar
noun
gui·tar
| \ gə-ˈtär
, gi-, especially Southern and Midland US also ˈgi-ˌtär\
, gi-, especially Southern and Midland US also ˈgi-ˌtär\
Definition of guitar
: a flat-bodied stringed instrument with a long fretted neck and usually six strings played with a pick or with the fingers
Illustration of guitar
guitar: 1 electric, 2 acoustic
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Other Words from guitar
guitarist
\ gə-ˈtär-ist
, gi- \
noun
, gi- \
noun
Examples of guitar in a Sentence
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Against smearing guitar, piano, and horns, Del Rey sings with recital-ready stateliness, even though her melodies are quavering and fragile. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "Lana Del Rey’s Obituary for America," 30 Aug. 2019 One night, after being screamed at by a drunk Morrison, Wassel broke an acoustic guitar over his head. — Tom Maxwell, Longreads, "Shelved: Van Morrison’s Contractual Obligation Album," 29 Aug. 2019 Written by Minnemann, the song features Govan trading high-octane lines with himself on baritone guitar and banjo. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "The Aristocrats soar with new album, tour, and rubber pig solos," 29 Aug. 2019 His father was a building contractor who played guitar and bass in a local swing band on weekends. — Bill Friskics-warren, New York Times, "Donnie Fritts, Who Bridged Soul and Country Music, Dies at 76," 29 Aug. 2019 All of that changed when, four years ago, Jacobson taught herself guitar. — Britt Julious, chicagotribune.com, "Acting, honesty and a few detours lead to music, and a band named Fran," 29 Aug. 2019 The bassist was just the guy who couldn’t play guitar as well as the other guy. — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, "The Survival of Iggy Pop," 26 Aug. 2019 Metzler's guitar was still inside the car, but Childs' purse, credit cards, VT ID and lanyard, camera, and cellphone were taken. — Fox News, "Virginia police renew investigation into decade-old double murder of teens with new reward," 25 Aug. 2019 Featuring musical arrangements composed for dance, song, guitar, and percussion. — Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, "S.F. Bay Area calendar: Greek festival, comedy and more," 25 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'guitar.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for guitar
guitar
noun
English Language Learners Definition of guitar
: a musical instrument that is held against the front of your body and that has usually six strings which are played with your fingers or with a pick
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guitar
noun
gui·tar
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Kids Definition of guitar
: a musical instrument with six strings played by plucking or strumming
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