steel guitar

steel gui·tar

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [steel gi-tahr]
- /stil gɪˈtɑr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [steel gi-tahr]
- /stil gɪˈtɑr/

Definitions of steel guitar words

noun steel guitar an acoustic, handheld guitar having a metal resonator and producing a wailing, variable sound. 1
noun steel guitar a pedal steel guitar. 1
noun steel guitar a Hawaiian guitar. 1
noun steel guitar electric guitar played with a slide 1
noun steel guitar a type of guitar, now esp. an electric guitar, with raised metal strings, held on the lap or mounted on legs and played by plucking while sliding a steel bar across the strings to change the pitch 0

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Origin of steel guitar

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Steel guitar

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steel guitar popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

steel guitar usage trend in Literature

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