flatpicking

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/ˈflætpɪkɪŋ/

noun

a style of bluegrass acoustic guitar played with a plectrum.

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Meanings

nounflatpicking (uncountable)

alternative flat-picking

  1. uncountablea style of bluegrass acoustic guitar played with a plectrum.
verb

alternative flat-picking

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of flatpick

Origin

From flat, referring to the plectrum, + picking.

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APA

flatpicking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flatpicking

MLA

“flatpicking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flatpicking. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flatpicking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flatpicking.

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