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lyra
/ˈlaɪɹə/
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What does lyra mean?
noun
- A vertically suspended hoop used in acrobatic performances.
- A bowed string musical instrument used in the Byzantine Empire.
- A bowed instrument used in folk music in Crete, Greece.
More meanings (3)
proper noun
- A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lyre. It includes the bright star Vega and the Ring Nebula.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
noun
- (dated) The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈlaɪɹə/
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The male Callionymus lyra has been called the gemmeous dragonet “from its brilliant gem-like colours.”
On the 10th we spoke the packet "Lyra", on her voyage to Rio.
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Cicero, the orator, when someone in his company chanced to say, the next morning Lyra would rise, replied, "Yes, in accordance with the edict," as if even this were a matter of compulsion.