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Noun: stylus (styli,styluses)  stI-lus
  1. A sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player
     
  2. A pointed tool for writing, drawing or engraving
    "he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus";
    - style

Derived forms: styluses, styli

Type of: device, tool

Part of: cartridge, pickup

Encyclopedia: Stylus

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