Definition of Lyre. Meaning of Lyre. Synonyms of Lyre

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Definition of Lyre

Lyre
Lyre Lyre, n. [OE. lire, OF. lyre, L. lyra, Gr. ?. Cf. Lyra.] 1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry. Note: The lyre was the peculiar instrument of Apollo, the tutelary god of music and poetry. It gave name to the species of verse called lyric, to which it originally furnished an accompaniment 2. (Astron.) One of the constellations; Lyra. See Lyra. Lyre bat (Zo["o]l.), a small bat (Megaderma lyra), inhabiting India and Ceylon. It is remarkable for the enormous size and curious shape of the nose membrane and ears. Lyre turtle (Zo["o]l.), the leatherback.

Meaning of Lyre from wikipedia

- Eastern lyres are divided into four main types: bull lyres, thick lyres, thin lyres and giant lyres. Bull lyres are a type of eastern lyre that have...
- The Lyres of Ur or Harps of Ur is a group of four string instruments excavated in a fragmentary condition at the Royal Cemetery at Ur in modern Iraq from...
- The Lyre of Orpheus may refer to: The lyre belonging to the legendary Gr**** figure Orpheus The Lyre of Orpheus (novel), a novel by Robertson Davies Abattoir...
- are broad and curved in a S shape that together resemble the shape of a lyre.: 2, 18  Lyrebirds were thought to be Galliformes like the broadly similar...
- Look up lyre in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A lyre is a stringed musical instrument. Lyre(s) may also refer to: Lyre (vine system), a vine training...
- Canada, a form of glockenspiel is called a bell lyre, bell lyra, or lyra-glockenspiel. The bell lyre is a form of glockenspiel commonly used in marching...
- Philippines, drum and lyre corps is a marching ensemble consisting of strictly percussion instruments and a color guard section. The drum and lyre corps originated...
- Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus is the thirteenth studio album by the Australian alternative rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on 20...
- The Anglo-Saxon lyre, also known as the Germanic lyre, a rotta, or the Viking lyre, is a large plucked and strummed lyre that was pla**** in Anglo-Saxon...
- is a type of lyre that was widely used in north-western Europe from pre-Christian to medieval times. It a descendant of the ancient lyre which originated...