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Definition of Lyre
1. Noun. A harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment.
Definition of Lyre
1. n. A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry.
Definition of Lyre
1. Noun. A stringed musical instrument. ¹
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Definition of Lyre
1. an ancient harp-like instrument [n -S]
Medical Definition of Lyre
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1. A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry.
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
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