{
    "term": "guitar",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "image": "data/images/mu/music_other_string_instruments.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a musical instrument that usually has six strings and that you play with your fingers or with a plectrum",
            "sensetop": "on guitar",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an **acoustic/electric guitar**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a classical guitar"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **guitar player**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **guitar solo/riff**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you **play the guitar**?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **plays guitar** in a band."
                },
                {
                    "text": "As he sang, he strummed his guitar."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He gently plucked his guitar."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The track features Anton on guitar and vocals.",
                    "contextForm": "on guitar"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Music"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["acoustic", "bass", "electric"],
                "verb + guitar": ["strum", "strum on", "pluck"],
                "guitar + noun": ["string", "pick", "plectrum"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡɪˈtɑː(r)/",
                "audio": "gu/guitar/guitar__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡɪˈtɑːr/",
                "audio": "gu/guitar/guitar__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 17th cent.: from Spanish guitarra (partly via French), from Greek kithara, denoting an instrument similar to the lyre."
}