acoustic guitar
A hollow-body guitar of the older variety, in contradistinction to an electric guitarA hollow-body guitar of the older variety, in contradistinction to an electric guitar.
» When was the last time you played an acoustic guitar?
Wann hast du das letzte Mal auf einer akustischen Gitarre gespielt?
Когда ты в последний раз играл на акустической гитаре?
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
akustische Gitarre, Akustikgitarre
акусти́ческая гита́раakustíčeskaja gitára
акустична гітараakustyčna hitara
- sound is not amplified by electrical means
Examples
7 sentencesWhen was the last time you played an acoustic guitar?
ruКогда ты в последний раз играл на акустической гитаре? — odexed
deWann hast du das letzte Mal auf einer akustischen Gitarre gespielt? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
They love the sound of acoustic guitars.
He plays the acoustic guitar with great mastery.
If you've got time to play around on an acoustic guitar, practice your bass!
He played an acoustic guitar.
Translations
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Origin
Retronym for guitar, coined after the invention of the electric guitar to refer to the oldRetronym 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.
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Forms
plural: acoustic guitars| Singular | acoustic guitar |
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