lyre

[lahy^uhr]

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noun

a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
Astronomy.��Lyre, the constellation Lyra.

lyre

/ ��ɪə /

an ancient Greek stringed instrument consisting of a resonating tortoise shell to which a crossbar was attached by two projecting arms. It was plucked with a plectrum and used for accompanying songs
any ancient instrument of similar design
a medieval bowed instrument of the violin family

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Origin of lyre¹

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English lire, from Latin lyra, from Greek ��ý��

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Origin of lyre¹

C13: via Old French from Latin lyra, from Greek lura

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Ditto for Grant, who brings along his acoustic guitar, a.k.a. the louche’s lyre.

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Leonardo is in fact a virtuoso of the lyre, a sort of early viola.

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In fact, Nero often played a type of lyre called a cithara.

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Stories and works of art tell us that the African god Àyàn was a drummer; the Greek god Apollo played the lyre, a string instrument.

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But Orpheus, traveling with a group of Argonauts, helped them safely sail past the sirens by loudly playing his lyre and singing.

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