lyre Hear it!

lyre definition

lyre (līr)

noun

a small stringed instrument of the harp family, used by the ancient Greeks to accompany singers and reciters

Etymology: ME lire < L lyra < Gr

lyre Idioms

the Lyre

the constellation Lyra

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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