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Noun: plectrum (plectra,plectrums)  plek-trum
  1. A small thin device (of metal, plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
    "He carefully selected a plectrum before strumming his guitar";
    - pick, plectron

Derived forms: plectrums

Type of: device

Encyclopedia: Plectrum