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Plectrum - noun (plural: plectrums or plectra) - athin flat piece of plastic, or other slightly flexible material, held by or worn on the fingers and used to pluck the strings of a musical instrument such as a guitar. The mechanical part that corresponds to a plectrum and plucks the strings of an instrument such as a harpsichord. (Origin -Late Middle English: via