Nearby Words

Lyres

[lahyuhr] Origin

lyre

[lahyuhr]
noun
1.
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
2.
(initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Lyra.

Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English lire < Latin lyra < Greek lýra

liar, lyre.
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Word Origin & History

lyre
c.1200, from O.Fr. lire, from L. lyra, from Gk. lyra, a foreign word of uncertain origin.
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