sty‧lus /ˈstaɪləs/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: Latin; Origin: stilus; ⇒ style¹]

1. the small pointed part of a record player, that touches the record

2. a thing shaped like a pen, used for writing on wax, making marks on metal, writing on a special computer screen etc

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