"lead guitar" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: lead guitars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lead guitar (plural lead guitars)
  1. An electric guitar in a band that plays soloistically, usually playing melodically as opposed to strumming chords; supported by the rhythm guitar. Wikipedia link: lead guitar Categories (topical): Musical instruments, String instruments Related terms: rhythm guitar Translations (electric guitar that plays soloistically): 主音吉他 (zhǔyīn jítā) (Chinese Mandarin), soolokitara (Finnish), guitare solo [feminine] (French), Leadgitarre [feminine] (German), リードギター (Japanese), со́ло-гита́ра (sólo-gitára) [feminine] (Russian), guitarra solista [feminine] (Spanish), guitarra líder [feminine] (Spanish), primera guitarra [feminine] (Spanish), guitarra melódica [feminine] (Spanish), sologitarr [common-gender] (Swedish)

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