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lyre

noun (lyres)

«lyre» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

An old stringed instrument, rather like a small harp, with a U-shaped frame; it was played in ancient Greece. tree →

In the lessons

in myths, a god, hero or muse plays it while singing or dancing; in stories, a musician's instrument

Examples

  • In sculpture Amphion is always represented with a lyre; Zethus with a club. tree →
  • Terpsichore, the muse of Dance, is shown playing on a seven-stringed lyre. tree →
  • Here the warrior found his horses, and the musician his lyre. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lyre/