Lyre Definition

līr
lyres
noun
A small stringed instrument of the harp family, used by the ancient Greeks to accompany singers and reciters.
Webster's New World
idiom
the Lyre
  • the constellation Lyra
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Lyre

Noun

Singular:
lyre
Plural:
lyres

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Lyre

  • the Lyre

Origin of Lyre

  • From French lyre, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lura, “lyre, a stringed instrument with a sounding-board formed of the shell of a tortoise").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English lire from Old French from Latin lyra from Greek lura

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Lyre Sentence Examples

  • Anion's lyre and the dolphin were translated to the stars.

  • He touched his lyre and began to play the accompaniment.

  • In somewhat sensational and affected but prophetic words Gaj compared Illyria to a lyre, " a triangle between Skutari, Varna and Villach.

  • The most usual attributes of Apollo were the lyre and the bow; the tripod especially was dedicated to him as the god of prophecy.

  • To the left, a standing female holding a lyre.

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Words Starting With

LLYLYR

Words Ending With

EREYRE

Unscrambles

lyre

Words Starting With L and Ending With E

Starts With L & Ends With EStarts With LY & Ends With EStarts With L & Ends With RE

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With L4 Letter Words Ending With E