lyra
/L AY1 R AH0/noun
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A bowed string musical instrument used in the Byzantine Empire.
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A bowed instrument used in folk music in Crete, Greece.
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A vertically suspended hoop used in acrobatic performances.
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(anatomy, dated) The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain.
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(astronomy) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lyre. It includes the bright star Vega and the Ring Nebula.
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(rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek.
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