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In some senses, lyre is marked as obsolete, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.
lyre
UK /ˈlaɪ.ə/ US /ˈlaɪ.ɚ/
noun 4verb 1
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3ADJ.
golden
VERB + LYRE
play
LYRE + NOUN
guitar, harp, iopas
Definitions
noun
1
An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.
2
An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.
3
A lyre-shaped sheet music holder that attaches to a wind instrument when a music stand is impractical.
4
A composer of lyric poetry.
verb
1
to play the lyre
Alas, far times ago / A woman lyred here / In the evenfall; one who fain did so / From year to year; / And, in loneliness bending wistfully, / Would wake each note / In sick sad rote, / None to listen or see!
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Alas, far times ago / A woman lyred here / In the evenfall; one who fain did so / From year to year; / And, in loneliness bending wistfully, / Would wake each note / In sick sad rote, / None to listen
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Echo was brought up by the Nymphs, and the Muses taught her to play upon the pipe, the flute, the lyre, and the harp, in fact, to excel in every kind of music.
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His golden lyre long-haired Iopas tunes, / and sings what Atlas taught in loftiest strain.
Tatoeba · #680035004
His lyre was placed by Jupiter among the stars.
Tatoeba · #754784805
I play the lyre, the guitar, and the flute.
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