"electric guitar" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ə.ˈlɛk.tɹɪk ɡɪ.ˈtɑːɹ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-electric guitar.wav [US] Forms: electric guitars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} electric guitar (plural electric guitars)
  1. A guitar which requires electronic amplification to produce sufficient sound. Categories (topical): String instruments Derived forms: electric guitarist Coordinate_terms: acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric bass Translations (guitar which requires electronic amplification): gitar tredan [masculine] (Breton), guitarra elèctrica [feminine] (Catalan), 電吉他 (Chinese Mandarin), 电吉他 (diànjítā) (Chinese Mandarin), gitar tredanek [masculine] (Cornish), elektrická kytara [feminine] (Czech), elguitar [common-gender] (Danish), elektrische gitaar [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), elektrogitaro (Esperanto), elektrikitarr (Estonian), sähkökitara (Finnish), guitare électrique [feminine] (French), guitarra eléctrica [feminine] (Galician), ელექტროგიტარა (elekṭrogiṭara) (Georgian), Elektrogitarre [feminine] (German), ηλεκτρική κιθάρα (ilektrikí kithára) [feminine] (Greek), elektromos gitár (Hungarian), rafmagnsgítar [masculine] (Icelandic), chitarra elettrica (Italian), エレキギター (erekigitā) (Japanese), エレクトリックギター (erekutorikku gitā) (Japanese), 電気ギター (denkigitā) (Japanese), 전기 기타 (jeon'gi gita) (Korean), elektresch Gittar [feminine] (Luxembourgish), електрична гитара (električna gitara) [feminine] (Macedonian), gitar elektrik (Malay), kitā hiko (Maori), इलेक्ट्रिक गिटार (ilekṭrik giṭār) [feminine] (Marathi), विद्युत गिटार (vidyut giṭār) (Marathi), gitara elektryczna [feminine] (Polish), guitarra elétrica [feminine] (Portuguese), chitară electrică [feminine] (Romanian), электрогита́ра (elektrogitára) [feminine] (Russian), giotàr dealain [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), guitarra eléctrica [feminine] (Spanish), elgitarr [common-gender] (Swedish), elektro gitar (Turkish), електрогіта́ра (elektrohitára) [feminine] (Ukrainian), עלעקטרישע גיטאַר (elektrishe gitar) (Yiddish)

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          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "guitar which requires electronic amplification",
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "guitar which requires electronic amplification",
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          "sense": "guitar which requires electronic amplification",
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      "sense": "guitar which requires electronic amplification",
      "word": "kitā hiko"
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      "sense": "guitar which requires electronic amplification",
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      "word": "gitara elektryczna"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "guitar which requires electronic amplification",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "guitar which requires electronic amplification",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "chitară electrică"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "elektrogitára",
      "sense": "guitar which requires electronic amplification",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "электрогита́ра"
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "guitar which requires electronic amplification",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "giotàr dealain"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "guitar which requires electronic amplification",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "guitarra eléctrica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "guitar which requires electronic amplification",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "elgitarr"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "guitar which requires electronic amplification",
      "word": "elektro gitar"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "elektrohitára",
      "sense": "guitar which requires electronic amplification",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "електрогіта́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "elektrishe gitar",
      "sense": "guitar which requires electronic amplification",
      "word": "עלעקטרישע גיטאַר"
    }
  ],
  "word": "electric guitar"
}

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