Meaning Lyra
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This term has been applied to several instruments throughout history: to the medieval rebec, to the lira da braccio, the lirone, and to the glockenspiel.
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N F lyre; lyric poetry; Lyre (constellation)
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Constellation south of Draco and Cygnus. Has one naviga­tional star, Vega.
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(anatomy,dated) The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain; so called from the arrangement of the lines with which it is marked in the human brain. * '''1840''', Alexander [..]
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(constellation) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lyre. It includes the bright star Vega and the Ring Nebula. female|from=Ancient Greek. * '''2003''', Philip Pullman, [..]
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The name of the constellation in the northern sky containing the star Vega. It is said to be shaped after the lyre of Orpheus.
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