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noun or plectron (plural plectra)
- a small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc
- (context, Anatomy, Zoology) an anatomical part resembling a plectrum in shape
Translations: - Dutch: plectrum
- French: plectre
- German: Plektrum
- Italian: plettro
- Spanish: plectro
Etymology: From Latin , from Ancient Greek (italbrac, pléktron) "anything to strike with, an instrument for striking the lyre, a spear point", from (italbrac, pléssein) "to strike, to smite, to sting".
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