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sty·li

(stī′lī)

A plural of stylus.

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sty•lus

(ˈstaɪ ləs)

n., pl. -li (-lī), -lus•es.

1. a pointed instrument used by the ancients for writing on wax tablets.

2. any of various pointed, pen-shaped instruments used in drawing, artwork, etc.

3. a needle for reproducing the sounds of a phonograph record.

4. any of various pointed wedges used to punch holes in paper or other material, as in writing Braille.

5. any of various pens for tracing a line automatically, as on a recording seismograph or electrocardiograph.

Also, style (for defs. 1,2).

[1720–30; < Latin: sp. variant of stilus stake, pointed writing instrument; sp. with -y- by association with Greek stŷlos column]

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