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lyre
\ˈlī(ə)r, ˈlīə\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English lire, from Old French, from Latin lyra, from Greek
1.
a. : a stringed musical instrument of the harp class used by the ancient Greeks especially to accompany song and recitation and made with a hollow body and two curved arms that are joined at the top by a yoke and four to ten strings that are struck with a plectrum — compare cithara, lira
b. : a musical instrument or device resembling the lyre
2. : music lyre |