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PLECTRUM

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

Irregular inflected form: plectra  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrumentplay

Synonyms:

pick; plectron; plectrum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("plectrum" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "plectrum"):

guitar pick (a plectrum used to pluck a guitar)

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