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Meaning of Lyre | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈlaɪ.ə

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. Any instrument of the same musicological classification; any yoke lute.
  3. A lyre-shaped sheet music holder that attaches to a wind instrument when a music stand is impractical.
  4. A composer of lyric poetry.

Equivalents

العربية القيثارة كنارة
Bosanski lira лира
Čeština lyra
Deutsch Leier Lyra
Ελληνικά λύρα
Français lyre lyre lyré
עברית כינור נבל
Hrvatski lira лира
Íslenska lýra
日本語 リラ
Polski lira
Српски lira лира
Türkçe lir

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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