Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the synonym.

BATON

  1. cargo-carrying boat

  2. cane

  3. stick used in conducting an orchestra

  4. pennant

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C Correct answer
Explanation

A baton is a short stick or wand used primarily by a musical conductor to direct an orchestra or band. While the word has other meanings (a police baton, a relay race baton), in the context of conducting music, it refers specifically to the conductor's stick used to maintain rhythm and communicate musical expression to performers.

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