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plec•trum

Pronunciation: (plek'trum), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -traPronunciation: (-tru), [key] -trums.
1. a small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.
2. Anat., Zool.an anatomical part resembling a plectrum in shape.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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