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Word entry · 8 letters

plectrum

Best crossword clue

"String plucker"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈplɛk.tɹəm/Part of speech nounSorted celmprtuStarts with PEnds with M2 clues
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Definitions

  1. a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin plēctrum, from Ancient Greek πλῆκτρον (plêktron, “anything to strike with, an instrument for striking the lyre, a spear point”), from πλήσσειν (plḗssein, “to strike, to smite, to sting”). Displaced native Old English sleġel.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01String plucker8 letters
02Guitar pick8 letters

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