lyre
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See also: lyře
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra, “lyre, a stringed instrument with a sounding-board formed of the shell of a tortoise”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
lyre (plural lyres)
- (music) An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.
- Any instrument of the same musicological classification; any yoke lute.
- A lyre-shaped sheet music holder that attaches to a wind instrument when a music stand is impractical.
- (obsolete) A composer of lyric poetry.
Related terms[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
- (a general class of instruments): yoke lute
References[edit]
- 2012. Kisir and Tanbura. Dahab Khalil and Artur Simon. Pg. 96.
- 2007. Origins and Development of Musical Instruments. Jeremy Montagu. Pg. 128.
Translations[edit]
stringed musical instrument
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lyre-shaped music holder
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Further reading[edit]
- lyre in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- lyre in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Homophones[edit]
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
lyre f (plural lyres)
- lyre
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