guitar

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Guitar \Gui*tar"\, n. [F. guitare; cf. Pr., Sp., & Pg.guitarra, It. chitarra; all fr. Gr. ?; 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. [1913 Webster]
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