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for plectrum
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Plectrum \Plec"trum\, n.; pl. L. Plectra, E. Plectrums . [L.,
fr. Gr. ? anything to strike with, fr.? to strike.]
A small instrument of ivory, wood, metal, or quill, used in
playing upon the lyre and other stringed instruments.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
plectrum
n 1: a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to
pluck a stringed instrument [syn: pick, plectrum,
plectron]
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