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un·plugged

 (ŭn-plŭgd′)
adj.
Of or involving the performance of music using acoustic instruments, sometimes amplified through microphones.

un·plugged′ adv.
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unplugged

(ʌnˈplʌɡd)
adj
(Pop Music) (of a performer or performance of popular music) using acoustic rather than electric instruments: Eric Clapton unplugged; an unplugged version of the song.
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Translations

unplugged

[ˌʌnˈplʌgd] ADJ (Mus) → unplugged sin efectos acústicos ni elementos electrónicos
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unplugged

adj (Mus) → (rein) akustisch, unplugged pred (inf)
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