Plectrum Definition

plĕktrəm
plectra, plectrums
noun
plectra, plectrums
A thin piece of metal, bone, plastic, etc., used for plucking the strings of a guitar, mandolin, etc.
Webster's New World

(anatomy, zoology) An anatomical part resembling a plectrum in shape.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • plectron
  • pick

Other Word Forms of Plectrum

Noun

Singular:
plectrum
Plural:
plectra, plectrums

Origin of Plectrum

  • From Latin plÄ“ctrum, from Ancient Greek πλήκτρον (pléktron) “anything to strike with, an instrument for striking the lyre, a spear point", from πλήσσειν (pléssein) “to strike, to smite, to sting".

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin plēctrum from Greek plēktron from plēssein plēg- to strike plāk-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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