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rastrum

/ˈɹæstɹəm/

rastrum noun: a five-pointed writing implement used to draw parallel lines of a staff in sheet music.

rastrum: a five-pointed writing implement used to draw parallel lines of a staff in sheet music
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Noun

rastrum (plural rastrums)

  1. A five-pointed writing implement used to draw parallel lines of a staff in sheet music.

Forms of rastrum

pluralrastrums

Origin of rastrum

Learned borrowing from Latin rāstrum (“rake”).

Questions about rastrum

What does rastrum mean?
Rastrum means a five-pointed writing implement used to draw parallel lines of a staff in sheet music.
What part of speech is rastrum?
Rastrum is a noun.
How do you pronounce rastrum?
Rastrum is pronounced /ˈɹæstɹəm/.
What is the plural of rastrum?
The plural of rastrum is rastrums.

Words near rastrum in the dictionary

  1. rastrographical
  2. rastrographies
  3. rastrography
  4. rastrological
  5. rastrology
  6. rastrum
  7. rastrums
  8. Rastsislau
  9. rastsvetaevite
  10. Rastus
  11. Rastuses

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