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lyra — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • lyre noun A small stringed instrument from ancient Greece, with two arms rising from a body to a crossbar, plucked like a harp.

Senses

lyra is used for these senses in English:

  • lyre (string instrument) An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.