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lyre
/ˈlaɪ.ɚ/
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What does lyre mean?
noun
- 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.
- A lyre-shaped sheet music holder that attaches to a wind instrument when a music stand is impractical.
More meanings (2)
noun
- (obsolete) A composer of lyric poetry.
verb
- (rare) to play the lyre
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈlaɪ.ɚ/
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So he made a statue for himself, and on the lyre he held perched his partner in the prize.
And when he touched the strings of the lyre, such music stole upon the air as never god nor mortal heard before.
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It consisted of a mimic lyre hung from the ceiling by a cord, and emitting the strains of several instruments--the piano, harp, and dulcimer.
There remain then only the lyre and the harp for use in the city, and the shepherds may have a pipe in the country.
The proposition, in this form, will be admitted at once by those who love the lyre for its own sake, and for its spiritual uses.