Definition of lyres Lyres
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What does lyres mean?
Wiktionary 
- lyres (Noun)
Plural of lyre.
Part of speech
🔤- lyres, noun, plural of lyre.
WordNet
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| lyre - a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment | ||
| harp a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers | ||
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Wiktionary
- lyre (Noun)
A stringed musical instrument .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- lyre (n.)
A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry. - lyre (n.)
One of the constellations; Lyra. See Lyra.
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lyre
A stringed instrument of the Middle Ages, precursor of harp.
Wikipedia 
- A lyre (pronounce to rhyme with "fire") is an instrument which is like a mixture between a harp and a guitar. It is held in one hand and the strings are plucked using the other hand. Lyres were among the first string instruments to be invented.
Part of speech
🔤- lyre, noun, singular of lyres.
