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aeolian lyre

DEFINITIONS OF: aeolian lyre

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n a harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over them

Synonyms:
aeolian harp, wind harp
Type of:
harp
a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
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