acoustic guitar
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acoustic guitar
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Retronym for guitar, coined after the invention of the electric guitar to refer to the older type of guitar and avoid confusion with the electric guitar.
noun acoustic guitars
- A hollow-body guitar of the older variety, in contradistinction to an electric guitar. He was playing the acoustic guitar while his girlfriend was on the drums.
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noun hollow-body guitar
| Español | guitarra acústica |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 어쿠스틱 기타 eokuseutik gita |
| 日本語 | アコースティックギター akōsuthikkugitā, アコギ akogi |
| 中文 | 原聲吉他 /原声吉他 yuánshēng jítā, 木吉他 mùjítā |
| Português | guitarra acústica, violão |
| Français | guitare acoustique |
| Deutsch | akustische Gitarre, Akustikgitarre |
| Ελληνικά | ακουστική κιθάρα akoustikí kithára |
| Română | chitară acustică |
| Русский | акусти́ческая гита́ра akustíčeskaja gitára |
| العربية | غِيتَار صَوْتِيّ gitār ṣawtiyy |
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title = {acoustic guitar},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
