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Definition of: plectrum
(plek′trəm) noun plural ·tra (-trə)
A small implement with which the player on a lyre, zither, etc., picks or strikes the strings to set them in vibration. Also plec′tron (-tron). [<L <Gk. plēktron spur <plēssein strike]
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