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lyre \ˈlī(ə)r, ˈlīə\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English lire, from Old French, from Latin lyra, from Greek 1. a. : a stringed musical instrument of the harp class used by the ancient Greeks especially to accompany song and recitation and made with a hollow body and two curved arms that are joined at the top by a yoke and four to ten strings that are struck with a plectrum — compare cithara, lira b. : a musical instrument or device resembling the lyre 2. : music lyre |