What is the meaning of Lyre?

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.

  1. Any instrument of the same musicological classification; any yoke lute.

Any instrument of the same musicological classification; any yoke lute.

A lyre-shaped sheet music holder that attaches to a wind instrument when a music stand is impractical.

A composer of lyric poetry.

to play the lyre

lyre

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a lyre

a lyre

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