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sitar

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sitar.

Editorial note

Here are some great clips of my Dad playing the Sitar for anyone who never saw him perform live.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sitar gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

noun

(music) A Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sitar.

noun

A surname.

noun

(music) A Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.

Example sentences

1

Here are some great clips of my Dad playing the Sitar for anyone who never saw him perform live.

2

That's similar to what moving from acoustic guitar to sitar ($100-300ish for a starter) felt like.

3

It would be like Bono outsourcing a new album-- then finding out they only play sitar.

4

If London sucks for enough people, they will leave, prices will collapse, and the penniless Sitar players will move in again.

5

I'd love nothing more than to work a part time job and practice the Sitar all day.

6

I had George Gershwin rocking a Yamaha XG clavichord and Liberace on a Sitar and similar shenanigans.

7

I am seeing no results for some pretty popular instruments (I searched 'hang' and 'sitar' and neither had any results).

8

He's working on a plastic-wrap, sitar string, and mango lassi battery.

9

It's like arguing that a sitar and its scales aren't right.

10

Ruby 3.3 > 'asd' + 1 (sitar-report):1:in `+': no implicit conversion...

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Ruby 3.4 > 'asd' + 1 (sitar-report):1:in 'String#+': no implicit conversion...

12

I suppose you haven’t heard some really talented sitar players out there.

Quote examples

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Cursory google search says that a sitar is traditionally tuned to something useful for c# I’m curious if C# is one of those notes that lines up nicely with whatever crappy consumer stereos/subs were capable of reasonable reproducing in the 90s as electronic music was taking off and it stuck around as a tribal knowledge for getting more “oomph” out of your tracks.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sitar in a sentence?

Here are some great clips of my Dad playing the Sitar for anyone who never saw him perform live.

What does sitar mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is sitar?

sitar is commonly used as noun.