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# guitar

noun (guitar, guitars)

«guitar» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A guitar is a musical instrument with strings that you play with your fingers or a small pick. A guitar usually has 6 strings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guitar/#m1)
2. An electric guitar needs an amplifier to sound loud. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guitar/#m2)

### In the lessons

a thing counted or bought; a guitar's strings (usually 6); prices; in music lessons pupils learn chords on the guitar; in science: a shorter or tighter string makes a higher sound; phrases: «play the guitar», «guitar lessons», «strum the guitar»

### Examples

- A guitar costs $120. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guitar/#x1)
- Each guitar has 6 strings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guitar/#x2)
- The shop sold 4 guitars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guitar/#x3)
- How many strings do 5 guitars have? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guitar/#x4)
- My brother plays the guitar in a band. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guitar/#x5)
- She strummed her guitar around the campfire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guitar/#x6)
- A tighter string gives a higher note. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guitar/#x7)
- He has guitar lessons every Thursday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guitar/#x8)

### Note

A thing counted; hidden fact: a guitar has 6 strings (5 guitars → 30 strings). We «play the guitar» (with «the»). A bass guitar usually has 4 strings.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «guitar» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guitar/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«guitar» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/guitar.html) on Mova free.