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单词 lyre
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
lyre /laɪr/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Music and Dancea small harplike musical instrument of ancient Greece.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
lyre  (līər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Music and Dancea 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 esp. to accompany singing and recitation.
  2. (cap.) [Astron.]the constellation Lyra.
  • Greek lýra
  • Latin lyra
  • Middle English lire 1175–1225

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lyre /laɪə/ n
  1. 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
Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Latin lyra, from Greek lura
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