acoustic guitar
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- noun
- /əˈkuːstɪk ɡɪˈtɑːr/
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guitarra acústica
- Covering his music has enhanced and built my acoustic guitar foundation.
It was a, it's an acoustic guitar.
- It was a, it's an acoustic guitar.
- And then Allen plays single note acoustic guitar soling.
- A lot happens in this song for the typically when you hear it, you think acoustic guitar and vocals, essentially.
- There were two songs that I really learned right off the bat after playing clubs out because I started out with just an acoustic guitar and that was it.
- The Just you and an acoustic guitar playing the hits album.
Examples
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In Manukau City, before I flew out, I accidentally left my acoustic guitar at a self-checkout in a supermarket.
Blog text (11) -
And Dylan came out with his acoustic guitar and harmonica and played like five of his really classic songs.
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In addition, she plays acoustic guitar on nine of the ten tracks.
Blog text (18) -
I traded my electric equipment for an acoustic guitar.
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The classical acoustic guitar is, in some ways, a perfect musical instrument.
Academic text (2011) -
Very Nice was great, but it was almost all acoustic guitar and drums.
Blog text (16) -
Now, the acoustic guitar was fine down south, because there's nothing but miles of empty fields out your window.
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The steel-string acoustic guitar quickly became the foremost instrument in county blues, country, and old-time music.
Academic text (1998) -
Included with admission to the workshops are an acoustic guitar and a $500 scholarship toward the 3-credit tuition and fees.
Academic text (1999) -
She played a beautiful melody on her acoustic guitar during the sunset by the beach.
Synonyms
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A guitar that makes sound without electricity
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Morphology
The noun phrase combines 'acoustic' (relating to sound or not amplified) with 'guitar' (a stringed instrument), so a learner who knows both words can readily infer it refers to a guitar that produces sound naturally without electronic amplification. The adjective+noun composition is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common pattern (e.g., guitarra acústica, guitare acoustique), making the meaning immediately transparent to B1 learners.
Etymology
Acoustic guitar comes from the idea that the word acoustic means making sound naturally; the guitar's hollow body shakes and makes music on its own, so it is played 'without electric power', unlike a 'electric guitar'.