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plec·trum 
[plek-truhm] Pronunciation Key
[plek-truhm] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -tra
[-truh] Pronunciation Key, -trums.
[-truh] Pronunciation Key, -trums. | 1. | a small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc. |
| 2. | Anatomy, Zoology. an anatomical part resembling a plectrum in shape. |
[Origin: 1620–30; < L pléctrum < Gk plêktron]
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| plec·trum
(plěk'trəm) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. plec·trums or plec·tra (-trə) A small thin piece of metal, plastic, bone, or similar material, used to pluck the strings of certain instruments, such as the guitar or lute. [Latin plēctrum, from Greek plēktron, from plēssein, plēg-, to strike; see plāk-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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plectrum
plectrum
1626, from L. plectrum, from Gk. plektron "thing to strike with" (pick for a lyre, cock's supr, spear point, etc.), from plek-, root of plessein "to strike."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| plectrum | |
noun | |
| a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument [syn: pick] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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