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lyre
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
lyre
(noun)
lyre
/
ˈ
lajɚ/
noun
plural
lyres
lyre
/
ˈ
lajɚ/
noun
plural
lyres
Britannica Dictionary definition of LYRE
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:
a musical instrument with strings that was used especially in ancient Greece
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