Complete Definition of "acoustic guitar"

English

Etymology
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 guitar (plural acoustic guitars)

  1. A hollow-body guitar of the older variety, in contradistinction to an electric guitar.

Translations

Finnish: t|fi|akustinen t|fi|kitara
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Mandarin: ���

Category:Musical instruments
Category:Retronyms

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