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Meaning
Noun
●
In String instruments:
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
.
Any
instrument
of the same
musicological
classification
; any
yoke
lute.
●
In String instruments:
A lyre-shaped
sheet music
holder
that
attaches
to a
wind instrument
when a
music stand
is impractical.
●
A
composer
of
lyric
poetry.
Verb
●
to
play
the lyre
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Origin
lyre
English
λύρα
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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