lyre

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 External links 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek λύρα (lyra), “‘lyre, a stringed instrument with a sounding-board formed of the shell of a tortoise’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈlaɪ.ə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈlaɪ.ɚ/, /laɪɹ/

  Rhymes: -aɪə(r)

• Homophones: liar, lier

[edit] Noun

lyre (plural lyres)

1. a stringed musical instrument.

[edit] Related terms

• Lyra
• lyrebird
• lyrical

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• lyre in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• lyre in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

[edit] Anagrams

• rely