plectrum

(plek′trəm)

a thin piece of metal, bone, plastic, etc., used for plucking the strings of a guitar, mandolin, etc.

Origin: L < Gr plēktron, device for plucking the lyre < plēssein, to strike: see plaint

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noun 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.

Origin:

Origin: Latin plēctrum

Origin: , from Greek plēktron

Origin: , from plēssein, plēg-, to strike; see plāk-² in Indo-European roots

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