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lyre

DEFINITIONS OF: lyre

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n a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment

Types:
trigon
a triangular lyre of ancient Greece and Rome
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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