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baton

noun [C] (MUSIC)
 
 
/ˈbæt.ɒn/ US  /bəˈtɑːn/

Definition

a stick used by a conductor (= person who controls the performance of a group of musicians) to show the speed of the musicPoles, rods, shafts and sticks
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