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Pronunciation : Gui*tar"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. guitare; cf. Pr., Sp., & Pg.guitarra, It. chitarra; all fr. Gr. cithara. Cf. Cittern, Gittern.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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